Nigerian activist and writer, Omoyele Sowore has known as for the fast release of Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, saying his continued imprisonment is an act of non secular persecution by Kano State authorities.
Sowore, wrote this on his verified social media account, including that he had deliberate to go to the cleric in jail however was disturbed by the situations surrounding his detention.
“It’s heartbreaking and completely unacceptable {that a} non secular scholar stays behind bars just because his teachings or interpretations differ from these most popular by these in energy in Kano State,” he wrote.
It might be recalled that an Higher Shari’a Courtroom in Kano, led by Malam Ibrahim Sarki Yola, sentenced Abduljabbar to loss of life by hanging on December 15, 2022, for blasphemy.
The cleric had been charged by the Kano State Authorities on 4 counts associated to blasphemous feedback about Prophet Muhammad SAW made on August 10, October 25, and December 20, 2019.
Sowore mentioned Nigeria should finish actions that suppress non secular opinions.
“The period of non secular persecution in Nigeria should finish now,” he mentioned.
He urged the federal authorities and human rights organisations to step in.
He additionally warned that protecting Kabara in detention for so lengthy undermines the nation’s dedication to justice and freedom of expression, including that no democracy survives when the state decides which non secular opinions are permissible.
