Controversial Kano Islamic Cleric, Abduljabbar To Spend Sallah In Prison

The Kano based controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, will spend the Sallah holidays in prison following his arraignment on the charge of blasphemy, the Kano State Government said late on Friday.

This development follows the decision of the court where he was arraigned to adjourn his trial to July 28 after the Sallah Holidays which have been declared for July 20 and 21.

GreenWhiteGreen GWG had reported the arrest and arraignment of the cleric following serial allegations of blasphemy against the famous but controversial cleric.

The Kano State commissioner for information, Malam Muhammad Garba, gave notice of the arrest, arraignment and adjournment of his trial in a statement late on Friday.

He said the court ordered that he should be remanded in prison till July 28.

“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 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.

“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.”

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