Yahaya Sharif-Aminu

Nigeria faces UN pressure to quash Kano singer Sharif-Aminu ‘s death penalty

Nigeria Faces UN Pressure To Quash Kano Singer’s Death Penalty

September 28, 2020 2:36 pm

A group of United Nations human rights experts has urged Nigerian authorities to quash the death sentence given a singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu by Kano Sharia court for alleged blasphemy.

The experts also urged government to release him, the Voice of America has reported.

Sharif-Aminu is a gospel musician and a member of the Sufi Tijaniyya order.

The 22-year-old singer was convicted and sentenced to death by a Sharia court in August for performing a song through the WhatsApp online messaging platform that ‘praised an imam from the Tijaniya …

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Execute Convicted Singer For Blasphemy – Shari’ah Council To Ganduje

August 18, 2020 2:07 pm

The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has called on Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to execute the court judgement that found a singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu guilty of blaspheming against Prophet Muhammad.

The council in a statement signed by its secretary-general Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad on Tuesday, August 18 said executing the judgement would serve as a deterrent to others.

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It berated those calling for the pardon of the convict and advised the Kano State Government not to be swayed by their antics.

“The calls by some so-called human rights groups …

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