Nigeria forgives terrorists, wants to kill man for blasphemy – Apostle Suleman laments

Apostle Suleman has condemned the Federal Government for pardoning terrorists and ready to kill a man for blasphemy. 

OnyxNews Nigeria reports that the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has sent via microblogging site, Twitter to react to the death sentence handed to a musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, by an Upper Sharia Court in Kano State.

Suleman pointed out that it is ironic that Nigeria which pardons Boko Haram members could support the killing of a man for blasphemy.

Suleman tweeted, “A country that pardons terrorists want to kill a man for blasphemy. I am sure even Saudi Arabia is shocked… the worst form of deception is self-deceit.”

OnyxNews Nigeria recalls that the Federal Government had recently released over 600 repentant terrorists and given them N20,000 each to settle down, a move which has been criticized by many Nigerians.

Some states in northern Nigeria operate the Sharia system of justice.

The Sharia system, which also has its own Court of Appeal, handles both civil and criminal matters involving Muslims and its judgments can also be challenged in Nigeria’s secular Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

Sentences handed down by the courts usually include floggings in cases of adultery and fornication; amputations for theft and the death penalty for blasphemy.