Abduljabbar Nasiru-Kabara has been sentenced to death by a Kano Upper Sharia court Thursday for blasphemy.
Nasiru-Kabara, a cleric was alledged to have made blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad. The Kano State government brought the charges against him. According to the prosecution lawyer, the cleric committed the offence August 10, October 25, and December 20, 2019.
Presiding judge Ibrahim Sarki Yola in his juegement said: “I am convinced that the prosecution counsel has done their part and proven their points beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Before pronoucing the judgement the cleric was asked to speak. He started by dismissing his counsel Aminu Abubakar, who had pleaded for leniency. But Nasiru-Kabara stated: “I don’t know him. This is the first time I am seeing him. He should not be allowed to speak on my behalf. I can and should be allowed to speak for myself,” he said.
“My lord, after I heard how you twisted all my evidence, you turned around all my submissions upside down, you have assigned words to me that I have never uttered.
“Deliver your judgement, and I am not asking for leniency at all. I want all my followers to know that I will die a hero and I don’t want you (the Judge) Ibrahim Sarki Yola to do me any favour or grant me leniency. This is my last word. Assalamu Alaikum.”
