Appeal Court orders prison to produce Sheikh Abduljabar Kabara

The Court of Appeal sitting successful Kano connected Monday issued an bid to the Nigerian Correctional Service to nutrient Sheikh Abduljabar Kabara earlier the tribunal for the proceeding of his appeal.

The Islamic student is successful custody pursuing a judgement by a little court, an Upper Shari’a Court, which sentenced him to decease by hanging for alleged blasphemy.

When the substance came up for proceeding connected Monday, the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Lawal-Shuaibu, ordered that since the appellant filed the entreaty personally and not done counsel, helium should beryllium produced to look earlier the tribunal and reason his case.

The 2 different judges who sat alongside Justice Lawal-Shuaibu are Justice Abubakar Muazu-Lamido and Justice Ahmad Ramat-Mohammed.

“In presumption that the appellant filed the entreaty successful idiosyncratic and not done counsel, helium is to look personally.

“Also, successful presumption of the information that the appellant is successful custody, it is hereby ordered that the Correctional Service nutrient him connected the adjacent adjourned date, April 23, 2026, for the intent of prosecuting his appeal.

“The substance is adjourned to April 23, 2026, for proceeding astatine the lawsuit of the defence counsel,” helium said.

Earlier, erstwhile the lawsuit was called, some parties were absent and had nary representation.

At this point, a antheral who identified himself arsenic Usma...