Singer to die by hanging for blasphemy

By Fanen Ihyongo, KanoA 22-year-old man Yahaya Aminu Sharif has been sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy againstProphet Muhammad. Khadi, Aliyu Muhammad Kani of the Upper Sharia Court sitting at Hausawa Quarters in Kano on Monday found Sharif, a singer, guilty of derogatory comment contained in one of his songs. Sharif was sued for blasphemy against the prophet in a song he circulated that went viral via WhatsApp in March 2020. The Sharia Court ruled that he should be hanged until he died.Read Also: Five to die by hanging in RiversSharifs case drew public attention on March 4 when hundreds of angry youths stormed the Kano Hisbah board headquarters in protest against what they considered as an uncomplimentary assault on Prophet Muhammad. The youths accused the government and security agencies of unduly protecting Sharif and failing to punish him appropriately. The youths also invaded the accuseds family home and razed it down after he reportedly escaped. The Sharia court also sentenced one Omar Farouq of Sharada area of Kano to 10 years imprisonment for making derogatory statements on the Almighty Allah in public during an argument.
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