Tag: Yahaya Sharif Aminu
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Blasphemy: Kano musician appeals death sentence; sues Ganduje
Yahaya Shariff-Aminu, who was sentenced to death for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed, has filed a notice of appeal. Shariff-Aminu was sentenced to death by an Upper Sharia Court on August 10, 2020. He was given 30 days to file an appeal and Governor Abdullahi Ganduje expressed readiness to sign his death warrant once timeline lapses. However,…
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Just in: Kano Sharia Court sentences musician to death over song’s lyrics
Sharia court in Kano State has sentenced a musician, Yahaya Sharif Aminu, to death for one of his songs alleged to be blasphemous against Prophet Muhammad. At the court on Monday, the presiding judge, Khadi Aliyu Muhammad Kani, found Aminu guilty and sentenced him to death by hanging,. The musician is said to be a…
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Musician bags death sentence in Kano for blasphemous song
A Sharia Court in Kano State has sentenced to death a 22-year-old musician known as Yahaya Sharif Aminu for making a song that allegedly blaspheme against Prophet Muhammad. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the presiding judge at the court, Khadi Aliyu Muhammad Kani found Aminu guilty and sentenced him to death by hanging on Monday. Aminu, who…