The young men took to the streets around 10am to demonstrate against Abdul Nyass, from the Tijani Muslim sect, who was due to appear in the Islamic court accused of comparing the leader of his group to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
Source/Credit: Pakistan Today
By Agencies | May 23, 2015
Hundreds of youths ran through the streets of the northern Nigerian city of Kano shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest) on Friday to protest against a Muslim cleric accused of blasphemy, and set fire to a Sharia court, police said.
The young men took to the streets around 10am to demonstrate against Abdul Nyass, from the Tijani Muslim sect, who was due to appear in the Islamic court accused of comparing the leader of his group to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
Part of the court was set on fire after a bonfire started by protesters caught hold of the building, although it was unclear whether this was deliberate.
“Hundreds of youths were involved. There was no damage, no injuries and nobody died as a result of this,” Kano police spokesperson Magaji Majiya said by telephone, noting that the protest lasted just over an hour.
Members of different sects usually live peacefully side by side in predominantly Muslim Kano, the biggest city in the north of Africa’s most populous country.
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