Lawyers for the music studio assistant told CNN the comment was made during a row posted in a WhatsApp group. (Image: Getty Images)Legal documents say he was found guilty of making "a blasphemous statement against Prophet Mohammed in a WhatsApp Group" - an offence punishable by death according to the Kano State Sharia Penal Code. He was arrested in March by the Hisbah Corps - a religious police force which enforces Sharia law in the state. (Image: REUTERS)"Furthermore, the imposition of the death penalty following an unfair trial violates the right to life." However the state's governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said he will sign the musician's death warrant as soon as the appeal process is exhausted.

Source: Daily Mirror September 29, 2020 22:42 UTC