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Kano State Attorney General & Commissioner for Justice
Haruna Isa Dederi
Kano State Ministry of Justice
Audu Baka Secretariat Kano
15, Club Road, P.M.B. 3352,
KANO
NIGERIA
e-mail: https://justice.kn.gov.ng /
Dijk en Waard, May 2025
Dear Attorney General,
I am writing You as a person who is concerned with the respect of Human Rights, therefore I like to express my great concern about the situation of
YAHAYA SHARIFF-AMINU
I am writing in grave concern for the life of 25-year-old singer Yahaya Shariff-Aminu. In August 2020, an Upper Sharia Court in Kano state convicted and sentenced him to death for circulating a song on WhatsApp that was considered blasphemous against Prophet Muhammad SAW. In November 2022, an appeal was filed before the Supreme Court of Nigeria for which a hearing date is yet to be fixed. Yahaya Shariff-Aminu remains held at Jos Correctional Facility in Plateau State Nigeria pending his appeal.
I urge you to drop the charges against Yahaya Shariff-Aminu to ensure his immediate and unconditional release and work towards securing the timely setting of a date for appeal hearing. In the meantime, he must be held in detention conditions that conform to international standards (as per the Mandela Rules) and be granted immediate access to adequate health care for his asthma, as well as adequate food and clothing.
I thank You for Your attention in this very important matter, I am looking forward to Your reply and positive news about Yahaya Shariff-Aminu.
Yours sincerely and respectfully,
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The Netherlands
