Captain Jamil Abubakar, the son of a former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has said that the punishment for blasphemy is death in many religions.
Deborah Samuel, a Christian student in Sokoto State, was stoned to death and burnt by some of her Muslim classmates for alleged blasphemy.
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This has led to outrage and has also elicited mixed reactions.
Jamil, a pilot who is married to billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote’s daughter, took to Twitter on Friday night, May 13, to write about the punishment for blasphemy.
He wrote: “In Islam we respect the Injil, Taura, Zabur, we were never taught to disrespect any of the book, or any of the prophets From Adam to Muhammad SAW & the Quran.
“The punishment for Blasphemy is DEATH! in most religions including Christianity.
Respect Peoples religion it’s simple!”
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He added: “In Islam the Sharia court handles these cases. Islam put rules & regulations to control peoples action and motives, so the wrong ones are not cheated and justice is served the right way.”
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