A musician sentenced to death in Kano, Yahaya
Sharif-Aminu, can appeal the judgement up to the Supreme Court, the
Kano State Government said on Tuesday.
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje said this during a briefing with
State House Correspondents in Abuja after meeting with President
Muhammadu Buhari.
Shariff-Aminu, 22, was sentenced by an upper Sharia court in
Kano last August after he was found guilty of blasphemy for a song
he circulated via WhatsApp in March.
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He did not deny the charges.
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Judge Khadi Aliyu Muhammad Kani, had said he could appeal
against the verdict.
“He has already appealed,” Ganduje said on Tuesday. “So that
process is going on. And that process will continue up to the
Supreme Court.
“For the time being, we are waiting for the judicial
processes.”
On what he discussed with Buhari on Tuesday, Ganduje said he
briefed the President on security matters in Kano and thanked him
for his support to the state during the critical periods of the
coronavirus pandemic.