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Blasphemy: Despite Widespread Outrage, Supreme Shar’iah Court Upholds Verdict Ordering Execution Of Singer
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has affirmed the judgement ordering the execution of singer, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, who was found guilty of casting aspersions on and denigrating prophet Muhammad.
The court made its position on the issue known in a statement by its secretary-general, Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad, on Tuesday in Kaduna.
The court implored the Kano state government to execute the court judgement in order to send a strong warning to those with Sharif-Aminu disposition. .
It also berated those calling for the pardon of the convict while advising the state government not to be swayed by their antics.
“The calls by some so-called human rights groups to pardon the culprit should not deter the state government from doing the right thing,” the statement read.
“This case is purely an Islamic affair, in consonance with the religion, culture and wishes of not only the people of Kano, but the majority of the population of Nigeria who are Muslims.
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“The council further wishes to emphatically remind all Nigerians especially the secular human rights groups that the judgement is in line with the Supreme Court judgement.”
The 22-year-old native of Sharifai, a metropolis in Kano, was sentenced to death by hanging on August 10, by an upper Sharia court in the state after he was found guilty of committing blasphemy in a song he circulated via WhatsApp in March.
EkoHotBlog had earlier reported how the development sparked outcry on social media, especially on Twitter, where many Nigerians vent their spleen.
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