Blasphemy: Court orders hearing notice to be served on cleric, counsel to appear

A Kano State High Court Division of Appeal on Thursday, ordered that hearing notice should be served on Cleric, Abduljabbar Kabara, who was sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy to appear in court.

The appellant, Abduljabbar, filed a suit through his counsel, Sadiq Yusuf, challenging the record of proceedings of the lower court. Earlier, at the resumed sitting, the state counsel, Bashir Saleh, informed the court that the appallent and his counsel were not in court or represented.Saleh moved two application for extension of time dated May 5, and filed counter affidavit attached with seven paragraph affidavit deposed by Abdulhadi Garko and urged the court to grant it’s application.

The appallent committed the offence on Aug.10, Oct.25 and Dec.20, 2019 while conducting his preachings at his two mosque .

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