Tag: stoning
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Rape: Kano Shari’a Court sentences man to death by stoning
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano, on Wednesday, sentenced a 60-year-old man, Abdu, to death by stoning after his conviction for raping a 12-year-old girl. Abdu was convicted on a count charge of rape contrary to Section 126 of Kano State Shari’a Penal Code Law 2000. The trial judge, Ibrahim Sarki-Yola, said the accused…
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Stoning of Buhari, Osinbajo in Ogun is treasonable offence – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) on Wednesday said the stoning of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo by supporters of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) during last Monday’s campaign of the All Peoples Congress (APC) in Abeokuta was treasonable. Falana, while reeacting to the incident, expressed regret that the Police had not…