Kano Court Sentences 8 to Death for Blaspheming Prophet Mohammed

Eight people have been sentenced to death by an Upper Sharia court Rijiyar Lemo for blasphemy.

According to a statement from the Registrar of the Kano Sharia court of Appeal signed by one Alhaji Nasiru stated that 8 persons were found guilty in accordance with section 110 and 302 of the penal code procedure. 

An Islamic cleric, Abdul Inyas, Hajiya Mairo Ibrahim and 10 others were accused of making blasphemous statement against the Prophet of Islam, on May 5th at a religious gathering in honour of Sheik Ibrahim Inyass at Dala general area of Kano municipal. 

The controversial Sheik Abdul Inyass is of Haqiqa (Realist) group, a mystical branch of Tijjaniyya movement with its headquarters in Senegal. 

When the accused persons appeared in court on May 22nd thousands of youths who stormed the court to witness the proceedings burnt down the Sharia court. 

Also, while the accused were in detention irate youths stormed and demolished Sheik Abdul Inyass residence located at Gaida, Kumbotso local government area of the municipality. 

However the trial was conducted in secret.

The statement further disclosed that Al Qassim Abubakar, Yahaya Abubakar, Isa Abubakar and Abdullahi Abubakar were discharged and acquitted by the court in tandem with sec 404 of Sharia criminal procedure.

Culled from Vanguard