The state
House of Assembly had on July 15, adopted the proposal for the castration of
confirmed rapists following a motion sponsored by a member, Mr Nuraddeen
Alhassan.
Islamic
scholars in Kano under the aegis, Council of Ulamas, have kicked against the
decision made by state Assembly for the castration punishment for the offense
of rape in the state.
The adoption
initiated a process to further amend the State’s Penal Code amendment (No.12),
Law of 2014.
Nuraddeen
Alhassan (APC-Rano) had sought a review of the law as he stated that the
present 14-year jail punishment was not enough.
He said; “Therefore,
I am calling on the House to recall the law and amend it, to provide castration
punishment for rapists.
However, in a
statement released by its chairman Sheik Ibrahim Khalil and made available to
newsmen in Kano, the Islamic scholars argued that the punishment of castration
for rape is against the teaching of Islam.
According to
the Islamic scholars, the lawmakers need to go back and bring out Old Kano
Sharia Law, which states the punishment for rapists.
They noted
that there is stated punishment in the law for rape offenders and adulterers,
which are all major sins in Islam.
Sheik Ibrahim
did not state the punishment but said the Council of Ulama will visit Kano
State House of Assembly to interact with the members on the matter.
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