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Blasphemy: Appeal Court Orders Retrial Of Convicted Kano Singer

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3 years ago
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Appeal Court Orders Retrial Of Convicted Kano Singer
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Court of Appeal, Kano Division has ordered the retrial of the death sentence passed on Aminu Yahaya-Sharif, the singer who was accused of blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad.

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Yahaya-Sharif, 24, a resident of Sharifai in the Kano metropolis, was accused of committing blasphemy against the prophet in a song he circulated via WhatsApp in March 2020.

He was sentenced to death in August 2020 by the Kano Upper Sharia Court sitting at Hausawa Filin Hockey, after he was found guilty as charged.

He was convicted by judge Aliyu Kani based on Section 382 (b) of the Kano penal code of 2000.

However, the appellate division of the High Court of Kano State on 21st January 2021, quashed the death sentence and ordered a retrial by the same Sharia Court.

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The high court’s judgment delivered by a panel of two judges – the Chief Judge of Kano State, Nuraddeen Umar, and Nasiru Saminu, cited irregularities in the Sharia Court’s previous trial.

However, Yahaya-Sharif instituted an appeal against the judgment of the high court as he argued that the High Court was wrong to have ordered a retrial. Instead, he said the court ought to have discharged and acquitted him.

He joined in the suits, the attorney-general Of Kano State, Musa Lawan and the governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje as respondents.

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According to online newspaper, Premium Times, the Court of Appeal session, which was held via Zoom yesterday, ruled in favour of the defendants, upholding the initial judgement of the Kano High Court which ordered the retrial of the case in the Sharia Court.

The appeal panel comprised three judges. Two of the judges supported the respondents while one objected.

The singer is said to be a member of the Islamic Tijjaniya sect and a member of the Faidha group – followers of Ibrahim Nias, a Senegalese Islamic scholar.

The song prompted violence against the family members of the musician who fled the area while his family house was set ablaze by irate youth, who protested against him.


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