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Such barbarism is actually merciful in a Sharia context, since the Sharia death penalty for blasphemy is death. This is yet another indication that Sharia has no place in Western societies. Yet increasingly, the freedom of speech is being curbed so as not to offend the sensibilities of Muslims (who have been conditioned under the Sharia). There has even been silencing of reporting about human rights abuses that are sanctioned under Sharia. The UK has opted to allow over 85 sharia courts to”operate beyond the reach of British law,” and which send abused women back to their homes to be abused again by their husbands.
A UNICEF representative in Kano, Peter Hawkins, stated that “this is a violation of the African Charter of the Rights And Welfare of a Child. A violation of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” But many Muslims in Nigeria regard Sharia blasphemy laws as taking precedence over the Constitution of the Federal Republic, as the law of Allah supersedes man-made law.
A Kano court five years ago sentenced nine people to death for blasphemy. Last month, 22-year-old musician Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death for blasphemy. Adeolu Samuel Adeyemo, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kano state, responded:
“Unicef condemns jailing of Nigeria teen for ‘blasphemy'”, BBC, September 16, 2020:
The UN children’s agency Unicef has called on the Nigerian authorities to urgently review an Islamic court’s decision to sentence a 13-year-old boy to 10 years in prison for blasphemy.
The boy was convicted in August of making uncomplimentary remarks about God during an argument with a friend in northern Kano state.
Kano is one of 12 Nigerian states practising the Sharia legal system alongside the country’s secular laws.
Muslims form the majority in the north.
The 13-year-old’s sentencing “negates all core underlying principles of child rights and child justice that Nigeria – and by implication, Kano state – has signed on to”, said Peter Hawkins, Unicef’s representative in the West African state.
On 9 September, the boy’s lawyer, Kola Alapinni, said he had filed an appeal against the judgement.
“This is a violation of the African Charter of the Rights And Welfare of a Child. A violation of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he added.
He told the BBC that no date had been set for the appeal to be heard in court….
A UNICEF representative in Kano, Peter Hawkins, stated that “this is a violation of the African Charter of the Rights And Welfare of a Child. A violation of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” But many Muslims in Nigeria regard Sharia blasphemy laws as taking precedence over the Constitution of the Federal Republic, as the law of Allah supersedes man-made law.
A Kano court five years ago sentenced nine people to death for blasphemy. Last month, 22-year-old musician Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death for blasphemy. Adeolu Samuel Adeyemo, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kano state, responded:
“Unicef condemns jailing of Nigeria teen for ‘blasphemy'”, BBC, September 16, 2020:
The UN children’s agency Unicef has called on the Nigerian authorities to urgently review an Islamic court’s decision to sentence a 13-year-old boy to 10 years in prison for blasphemy.
The boy was convicted in August of making uncomplimentary remarks about God during an argument with a friend in northern Kano state.
Kano is one of 12 Nigerian states practising the Sharia legal system alongside the country’s secular laws.
Muslims form the majority in the north.
The 13-year-old’s sentencing “negates all core underlying principles of child rights and child justice that Nigeria – and by implication, Kano state – has signed on to”, said Peter Hawkins, Unicef’s representative in the West African state.
On 9 September, the boy’s lawyer, Kola Alapinni, said he had filed an appeal against the judgement.
“This is a violation of the African Charter of the Rights And Welfare of a Child. A violation of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he added.
He told the BBC that no date had been set for the appeal to be heard in court….
