SAN FRANCISCO, August 27, (THEWILL) – Kano state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has expressed support for the judgement by a Judge of Kano Upper Shari’ah Court, Aliyu Kani on blasphemy by a 22-year old Aminu Yahaya Sharif.
The Upper Shari’ah Court had sentenced Aminu Yahaya Sharif. to death for blasphemy Prophet Mohammed.
Responding to the judgement, the governor commended the court for the verdict. According to Gaduje, “what happened is so important to the state and to the security of the state and the nation in general. What the Court did is absolutely right. And we support it completely. Such an irresponsible act, if not because of the state power, nobody could know what would happen in the future.”
Explaining that, “The man who did that, confessed to be a follower of a particular Islamic Sect. But the adherents of the Sect rejected him right away. So we need to understand the importance of this judgement. We are lucky that Scholars maintained that it wasn’t a case for a particular Sect, but rather of one who just decided to derail.”
He said the state government has accepted the death sentence verdict and the rule of law surrounding the case. “I will not waste time in signing the warrant for the execution of the man who blasphemed our Holy Prophet of Islam,” he assured.
He also commended how the Court handled the case and commended all sections of the society for not fomenting trouble when the case was in court, adding that, “Our eyes are there following everything bit by bit. We thank Almighty Allah, that the court sitting went on successfully.”
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“Lawyers just told us that the case could go up to the Supreme Court. So if that happens, I will not waste time in approving the verdict right away. And the second issue is, if the victim did not take up the case to appellate courts, I will not waste time to give the approval for the execution. I will not take more than a few minutes to accept the verdict,” he added.
