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An Islamic Court in
northern Nigeria has sentenced to death a Muslim cleric for blaspheming Islam's
holiest figure, Prophet Muhammad. Abdul Niasse was sentenced at a secret
trial in Kano, the main northern city, to "avoid a repeat of the mob
action" seen at a previous hearing of the court, prosecutor Lamido Abba
Soron-Dinki told the AFP news agency.
BBC
Africa Live report continues:
Mr Niasse caused
public outrage in May when he allegedly made derogatory remarks about
Prophet Muhammad to followers as they marked the birthday of the former leader
of the Muslim Tijaniyya Sufi order, Ibrahim Niasse, it reports.
The
cleric was arrested in August in the capital, Abuja, where he was in hiding,
and was brought back to Kano for his trial, Mr Soron-Dinki told AFP.
"He
has up to a month to appeal the sentence and it is most likely he is going for
appeal," he added.
Mainly
Muslim northern Nigeria has a parallel legal system, where both Islamic
and secular courts operate.
The
secular government has never allowed the execution of anyone convicted by an
Islamic court.
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