The cleric, who was arrested and detained by the state government for alleged blasphemy, has been denied bail by a Kano Higher Shari’a Court in Kofar Kudu.
The embattled Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, a Nigerian cleric being tried for blasphemy will know his fate today, December 15, 2022.
The cleric, who was arrested and detained by the state government for alleged blasphemy, has been denied bail by a Kano Higher Shari’a Court in Kofar Kudu.
However, the court will pronounce judgement in the case of blasphemy involving the cleric today.
Kabara is being tried for allegedly making blasphemous statements against Prophet Muhammad. According to the charge, his statements are capable of disrupting public peace.
Abduljabbar was charged on July 16, 2021 by the Kano state government before Justice Sarki Yola over alleged blasphemy and incitement.
Abduljabbar Kabara is famous for his controversial religious commentaries and statements, which some Muslims have regarded as sacrilegious to Prophet Muhammad.
The state information commissioner, Malam Muhammed Garba, had in a statement said the charge 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.
Justice Yola had rejected the cleric’s bail application, citing the state's peace and his safety as justifications.