Blasphemy: Don’t bother anyone with your religion, focus on yours — Shagari
Bello Shagari, one of the grandsons of former Nigerian President Shehu Shagari, has urged all religious sects to focus on their beliefs and not interfere with others.
Shagari said this following the death sentence of a musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, given in an Upper Sharia Court in Kano State for blaspheming Prophet Muhammad.
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Recall Sharif-Aminu, aged 22, was accused of committing the offence in March 2020 after which protesters burnt down his family house.
Shagari stated, “Muslims should focus on their Islam, Christians should focus on their Christianity, and disbelievers should focus on their disbelief.”
“Everyone should practise what they believe. No belief should bother another in any way, and anyone who does so has intruded. Fact! Peace,” Shagari said.
However, when asked of his opinion on the outrageous application of the law, he stated that there was need to reform certain aspects of the Sharia law.
“The whole debate about Sharia is uncalled for. Most of us debating aren’t even knowledgeable enough to discuss these topics. But the problem is that a critic can criticise even what he does not know, which gives room for a response even from who does not also know enough.
“The only injustice I see in Sharia in Nigeria is its application. It is only applicable to the criminal downtrodden or the less privileged, except of course if it is not in punishment,” he added.
