Blasphemy: 2baba Manager, Ebenezer Obey, Others, A...

Manager to 2baba, Efe Omorogbe has taken to his photo-sharing app, Instagram to urge Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano against signing the death warrant of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, the singer who was sentenced to death for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).

The plea was on behalf of the Nigerian Music Industry Collective which includes top singers and music producers with the likes of Ebenezer Obey, Audu Maikori of Chocolate City, Toju Ejueyitchie of Premier Music, Sikiru Agboola of FUMAN, Obi Asika among others.

Omorogbe wrote, “The Executive Governor of Kano State Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje (OFR)
RE: THE SENTENCING OF YAHAYA SHARIF-AMINU

We write to express our concern regarding the sentencing of a young Nigerian Musician; Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, who was recently accused of blasphemy against the Holy Prophet Mohammed and was subsequently sentenced to death under the Sharia laws in Kano state.

Your Excellency sir, we have been informed that Yahaya has been scheduled to be executed in less than a week’s time, and we will like to appeal to you to use your good office to influence the implementation of the rule of law, which has obviously been disregarded in this case.

Yahaya Sharif-Aminu is protected under the law which gives him freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, and protecting freedom of expression. We, as leaders of the Nigerian music and entertainment industry, are absolutely against this attempt to gag free thinking and expression and ask that justice is served by the overruling of this sentence and the dropping of all charges against him. We ask that you use your good offices to stop this act and release him from this unfair act.

We trust that your good reasoning and your utmost respect for the Rule of Law will prevail in this case.
Yours sincerely.
For: The Nigerian Music Industry Collective.”

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08TH September 2020. His Excellency The Executive Governor of Kano State Dr Abdullahi Ganduje (OFR) RE: THE SENTENCING OF YAHAYA SHARIF-AMINU We write to express our concern regarding the sentencing of a young Nigerian Musician; Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, who was recently accused of blasphemy against the Holy Prophet Mohammed, and was subsequently sentenced to death under the Sharia laws in Kano state. Your Excellency sir, we have been informed that Yahaya has been scheduled to be executed in less than a week’s time, and we will like to appeal to you to use your good office to influence the implementation of the rule of law, which has obviously been disregarded in this case. Yahaya Sharif-Aminu is protected under the law which gives him freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and protecting freedom of expression. We, as leaders of the Nigerian music and entertainment industry, are absolutely against this attempt to gag free thinking and expression, and ask that justice is served by the overruling of this sentence and the dropping of all charges against him. We ask that you use your good offices to stop this act and release him from this unfair act. We trust that your good reasoning and your utmost respect for the Rule of Law will prevail in this case. Yours sincerely For: The Nigerian Music Industry Collective

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