The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate
Elijah Ayodele, has urged the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar and President
Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the death sentence passed on Kano singer,
Yahaya Sharif for committing blasphemy.
Primate Ayodele urged both Buhari and the Sultan to
intervene in the matter and ensure the young Nigerian is not killed.
In a statement he forwarded on Monday, the
clergyman explained that he isn’t disputing the fact that Sharif was guilty of
blasphemy but that death should not be a punishment for such.
He noted that the “Sultan of Sokoto is a man of love and
should use his powerful office to ensure that Sharif isn’t killed.
“Killing him is tantamount to incurring the wrath of God,
hence, justice should be tampered with mercy.”
He further noted that if death punishment is being passed on
such offence, then any Boko haram member caught should be immediately killed
too
“God isn’t happy about killing Sheriff, I’m not a Muslim but
I appeal to Sultan who preaches love, and the Islamic council, to use their
good office to address the issue of Yahaya Sharif.
“I know they have
been killing several people but Yahaya Sheriff’s case is different, his death
will incur God’s wrath, which won’t be good.
“President Buhari should do something about Sharia Laws
especially the ones that deal with execution, if execution is the punishment
for an offence like this, then execution should also be the punishment to Boko
haram members.
“I am not disputing the fact that He committed an offence
but justice should be tampered with mercy,’’ he said.
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