Falana to appeal death sentence on singer

Lagos based human rights advocate and renowned lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has picked interest in the controversial blasphemy case against a musician, Yahaya Aminu. Falana, will now appeal the Kano State Sharia Court judgment that sentenced Aminu to death by hanging for blasphemy. This decision by Falana followed the disclosure by the Kano State judiciary that it had submitted certified copies of the judgment that recently condemned Aminu to death by hanging for blasphemy against Prophet Mohammed to him (Falana).

Falana had written the Kano State judiciary requesting certified copies of the judgment to enable him appeal the death sentence. On Thursday, the spokesman of the state judiciary, Babajido Ibrahim, told newsmen that certified copies of the ruling were presented to Falana’s representative on Wednesday in Kano. “The judiciary received a request from Mr Femi Falana’s representative on Tuesday and certified copies of the judgment were made available to him on Wednesday,” Ibrahim said.

Recall that Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, on August 27 said he would sign the death warrant if the convict did not appeal the judgment at the expiration of the 30-day grace. The court, had.on August 10, 2020, sentenced 30-year-old Aminu, to death.