Appeal Court frees Kano singer sentenced to death by Sharia ruling
The court of Appeal in Kano State, on Wednesday, discharged and acquitted 22-year-old Yahaya Sharif Aminu sentenced to death by a Sharia court over alleged blasphemy.
Aminu, represented in the appellate court by his counsel, Kola Alapini, was convicted on January 21, 2021, but appealed the verdict.
The Kano state government had already deferred its response for months, having been served with the appellant’s brief of argument around March last year.
The respondent was the Attorney-General of Kano state according to the court document with the suit no: K/37CA/20, sighted by Vanguard.
However, the respondent was absent from the court, and Alapini told the court that “The respondents were served with the hearing notice, but not available today.”
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In the judgment given by Judge Umar C.J, the Sharia court has no power over the religion of the appellant as Nigeria is a secular state.
