{"id":80476,"date":"2023-01-18T21:59:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T20:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/abduljabbar-kabara-sentenced-to-death-by-hanging"},"modified":"2023-01-18T23:09:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T22:09:19","slug":"abduljabbar-kabara-sentenced-to-death-by-hanging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/abduljabbar-kabara-sentenced-to-death-by-hanging","title":{"rendered":"Abduljabbar Kabara Sentenced To Death By Hanging"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Abduljabbar was charged on July 16, 2021, by the Kano state government before Justice Sarki Yola over alleged blasphemy and incitement.<\/p>\n

An Upper Sharia Court sitting in Kano has sentenced Islamic cleric Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, to death by hanging.<\/p>\n

The embattled Nigerian cleric was arrested and detained by the state government for allegedly making blasphemous statements against Prophet Muhammad. According to the charge, his statements are capable of disrupting public peace.<\/p>\n

Abduljabbar was charged on July 16, 2021, by the Kano state government before Justice Sarki Yola over alleged blasphemy and incitement.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the court sentenced the cleric to death by hanging.
\nAfter delivering the judgement, Justice Sarki Yola gave the convict 30 days to appeal the judgment or forfeit his right to do so.<\/p>\n

The judge also ordered the state government to seize two mosques belonging to Abduljabbar and called on all media to desist from using any of Abduljabbar\u2019s teachings and pictures.<\/p>\n

He thereafter convicted the defendant of all the charges levelled against him.<\/p>\n

However, there was a mild drama in court when Barrister Aminu Ado Abubakar, who stood as the defence counsel asked the court to accord leniency to Abduljabbar for he did what he did out of ignorance.<\/p>\n

At that point, Abduljabbar stood up and said he did not know the lawyer. According to the cleric, he was seeing the lawyer for the first time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t 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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The judge however said the lawyer was recognised by the court as the defence counsel.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cDeliver 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\u2019t want you (the Judge) Ibrahim Sarki Yola to do me any favour or grant me leniency. This is my last word. Assalamu Alaikum,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Abduljabbar was charged on July 16, 2021, by the Kano state government before Justice Sarki Yola over alleged blasphemy and incitement. An Upper Sharia Court sitting in Kano has sentenced Islamic cleric Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, to death by hanging. 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