An Islamic court has sentenced a
Nigerian cleric to death by
hanging for insulting the Prophet Muhammad
in the northern city of Kano.Abdulazeez Dauda, popularly known as Abdul Inyass, was convicted after a trial held in secret to avoid protests.
Five of his followers were also sentenced to death last year.
These are the first death sentences for blasphemy handed down by a Nigerian Sharia court; those delivered for other offences have not been carried out.
Source: BBC
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