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Upper Shariah court passes sentence on Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara for what's seen as revisionist preaching

A Nigerian Islamic Sharia court has sentenced a prominent Sufi Muslim cleric to death for blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed, in a rare capital punishment ruling against an imam.

Views: 309 Umar Farouk sentenced last year to 10 years’ jail for “blasphemy” by Sharia court in Kano had his sentence overturned on Thursday by the state’s appeal court. “The judgement of the sharia court is hereby nullified for lack of credibility and considering the appellant is a minor,” the court said in a judgement seen by AFP. Aged just 13 when he was sentenced, Farouk “is hereby discharged and acquitted”, they added. The court applying Islamic sharia law, enforced in some Muslim-majority states in northern Nigeria, sentenced Farouk to 10 years’ forced labour after co...

Nigerian teen’s sentence for blasphemy overturned AFP, KANO, Nigeria A Nigerian teenager sentenced last year to 10 years in jail for “blasphemy” by an Islamic Shariah court had his sentence overturned on Thursday by a court in the country’s north. “The judgement of the Shariah court is hereby nullified for lack of credibility and considering the appellant is a minor,” the Kano State appeals court said in a judgement. Aged just 13 when he was sentenced, Umar Farouk “is hereby discharged and acquitted,” it added. The court, applying Islamic Shariah law, which is enforced in some...

Nigerian teen's 10-year blasphemy sentence overturned 22.01.2021 A Nigerian teenager sentenced last year to 10 years' jail for "blasphemy" by an Islamic court had his sentence overturned on Thursday by a court in the country's north. "The judgement of the sharia court is hereby nullified for lack of credibility and considering the appellant is a minor," the Kano state appeal court said in a judgement seen by journalists. Aged just 13 when he was sentenced, Umar Farouk "is hereby discharged and acquitted", they added. The court applying Islamic sharia law, enforced in some Muslim-majority stat...