From Maduabuchi Nmeribeh, Kano
An Upper Sharia Court in Kofar Kudu, Kano, presided over by Justice Alkali Ibrahim Sarkin Yola, on Friday, ordered that Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara be reminded in Correctional Centre over allegations of blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W).
Sheikh Abduljabbar who was arraigned before the Upper Sharia Court on Friday, is being accused of incitement and blasphemy.
According to a Statement by Kano state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, the charges against the embattled Islamic cleric include blasphemy, incitement, and sundry offences.
The Statement made available to journalists on Friday evening further stated that, “Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, the Kano-based Islamic cleric famous for his controversial religious commentaries and statements that are regarded as statements mortifying the companions and sacrilegious to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) has been charged to court for blasphemy.”
The Statement further indicated that, “the development followed the receipt of the First Information Report from the police by the Office of the Attorney General and commissioner for justice which prepared charges against the cleric.
“Abduljabbar was subsequently arraigned on Friday, July 16 before an Upper Sharia Court Judge, Kofar Kudu, Alkali Ibrahim Sarki Yola, where the charges that included blasphemy, incitement, and sundry offences were mentioned.”
The statement added that, “after the court sitting, it adjourned the case to July 28, while the scholar would remain under police custody until Monday when he would be sent to prison till the adjourned date.”
