Following the conviction and sentencing of an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, to death by hanging after an Upper Sharia Court in Kano found him guilty of the charge of blasphemy, the state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, is ready to sign the death warrant.
This was disclosed by the state’s Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Lawan Musa, in a chat, while reacting to the conviction and sentencing of Abduljabbar to death by hanging.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the charge of blasphemy leveled against the Islamic cleric was brought by the state government.
Musa said the governor remains committed to ensuring that there is no breakdown of law and order in the state, adding that the judgment of the court was a vindication of the case brought by the state government against the cleric, which shows no one is above the law.
In his words: “Nobody will be allowed to break the law without the necessary actions being taken. We took him (Abduljabbar) to court and gave him all the necessary things to defend himself and today, we thank God, the court has seen that we do have a case against him and has convicted him accordingly.
“Just as it (position of the governor) has not changed in the case of Hanifa, it has equally not changed on this. You know there are a lot of procedures to follow and His Excellency is ever ready; once that warrant is brought before him, he is going to sign it.”
Recall that earlier, Gov. Ganduje said his administration would follow the blasphemy case involving Abduljabbar to a logical conclusion.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Abduljabbar is a controversial Islamic cleric and a Qadiriyya scholar that was based in Kano, Nigeria. He was accused of blasphemy towards the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
He is the son of Nasuru Kabara, the former leader of the Qadiriyya sect of West Africa, He is a junior brother to Karibullah Nasir Kabara the successor of their late father Nasuru Kabara.