A Kano Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting at Gidan Murtala and presided over by Hauwa Minjibir, on Tuesday, sent a lawyer, Hashim Hussein Hashim, to correctional centre for allegedly abusing the state Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Tahar Adam.
This follows series of audio recordings released by the lawyer who faulted the Kano State Government for prosecuting controversial cleric, Abduljabbar Kabara.
The lawyer argued that the controversial cleric never blasphemed against Prophet Muhammad.
Furious by the lawyer’s comments, the Chief Imam of Kantin Kwari Juma’at Mosque, Albakari Mika’il, dragged Mr Hashim to court for allegedly defaming his character and that of the commissioner in a viral clip.
In the video clip, Mr Hashim allegedly described Mr Adam as “wicked”, “silent killer”.
The lawyer pleaded not guilty of the charges read against him.
