Shariff
Kano State Court of Appeal has upturned the death sentence passed on Yahaya Sheriff, for allegedly producing work found derogatory to Prophet Muhammed.
It also discharged and acquitted Faruq Umar, who was earlier jailed 10 years with hard labour for allegedly uttering foul language against God.
Aliyu Kani, a Khadi of Kano Upper Sharia Court, found Sheriff and Umar guilty of blasphemy under Section 382 of Sharia Penal Code, 2000.
Delivering judgment on their appeals yesterday, Justice Nasiru Saminu held that the ruling of the lower court lacked merit and found with irregularities. x
Although, Justice Saminu ordered remittance of Sheriff’s case for retrial at another Sharia court, he declared that the accused was not afforded legal representation.