Kano State Judiciary has submitted certified copies of the Sharia Court judgment to the human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), to enable him to appeal the death by hanging judgment passed on Yahaya Aminu for blasphemy.
It would be recalled that an Upper Shari’a Court sitting at Hausawa Quarters in Kano state sentenced Aminu for blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad in one of his songs.
According to the sentence, Aminu has 30 days to appeal the judgement for his alleged crime.
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The sentence was greeted by criticism from many Nigerians, who called for an overturn of the judgement, saying it is a human rights violation.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that the documents were submitted to the SAN came less than seven days to the expiration of the 30-day grace the court granted the convict to appeal the judgment.
Spokesman of the Judiciary, Babajibo Ibrahim, spoke with NAN on Thursday in Kano state about the development.
Ibrahim said that certified copies of the judgment were presented to the Falana’s representative on Wednesday in Kano state.
He explained that the Kano State Judiciary received an application by the human right activist, requesting details of the Sharia Court judgment, to enable him appeal the judgment.
Ibrahim stated;
The judiciary received a request from Mr Femi Falana’s representative on Tuesday and certified copies of the judgment were made available to him on Wednesday.
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This comes few days after Governor Abdullahi Ganduje indicated his readiness to sign the death warrant, if the convict failed to appeal the judgment at the expiration of the 30-day grace.
Also, Ahmad Magaji, Controller, Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) in Kano State, confirmed that the convict was in custody.
NAN
