Sharia Court sentences 8 to death for blasphemy

A Sharia court in Kano has
sentenced a woman and 7 others to death
for blasphemy.A statement by the Registrar, 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.
This development may have forced
government to conduct the trial in secret.
But 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.
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.
Earlier in May, an Islamic cleric, Abdul
Inyass of Tijjaniya sect was arrested
alongside 11 others for denigrating the
Prophet of Islam.