Aburaziq Kilani

Muslim intellectual and faith based community leader.

[Foundational Nupe Lawyer @egi_nupe]

What actually happened in the Borno High Court judgment involving Lami Samuel Dawa is very different from the narrative Arise TV and some of its anti-Sharia propagandists have been pushing.

I shared the certified true copy of the judgment so people can read it themselves. The victim was a 16-year-old minor. The court found, on the evidence (including the first defendant’s own admissions), that she enticed the girl away from her parents’ custody, removed her, took her to Jos, and facilitated her discontinuation from school and placement in a Bible school; all without the parents’ knowledge or consent. In fact, it is in evidence that the convict gave a phone and sim to the minor and when she realized that her parents were already looking for her, she asked her to stop at Bauchi instead of Jos. Why not ask her to come back to Borno? Who gave her money to travel? Her parents? The convict? If this is not abduction, I wonder what this one is. The above is what the conviction rests on. The other defendants were discharged for lack of credible evidence. Sentences of 14, 14 and 10 years were ordered to run concurrently.

As I explained earlier, this case has no root in Shariah. It was tried in the High Court of Borno State under the Penal Code Laws of Borno State 2023 and the Borno State Child Protection Law 2021, ordinary state laws on child abduction, removal from lawful custody, and related offences. No Shariah Court had jurisdiction over it. No non-Muslim was tried under Shariah. The charges and the reasoning come from the same child-protection framework that exists under the Child Rights Act and similar laws across Nigeria, not from Islamic law. Yet some people rushed to attack Islam and Shariah as if this were a Shariah matter.

Sharing the actual judgment has already put the sensational version to shame. Anyone can now see the charges, the evidence, the findings, and the reasoning. It is no longer possible to reduce this to “a Christian woman was jailed for simply sharing her faith with an adult who converted willingly,” or to claim it was a Shariah trial. It is also important to state that the convict has right of appeal even upto the Supreme Court. So the matter is not completely closed.

This is why verification matters before anything is shared publicly. Imagine if the certified judgment had not been in circulation. The false narrative would have continued unchallenged, further inflaming an already sensitive environment. The danger of such false narratives to our peace and to the integrity of the legal system is enormous.
People should not jump on trends without the facts.

Media houses have a responsibility to report accurately, especially on matters that touch religion, child protection, and court decisions. When they fail, the cost is paid by ordinary Nigerians who want peace and a functioning justice system.

Enough of the propaganda.
Enough of the anti-Shariah narratives.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Iceland’s Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir hit back at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he called diplomats who walked out of his UN address ‘moral cowards’.

[Ayekooto @DeeOneAyekooto]

"Atiku is their highest-profile client. He should fire the people who asked him to pay $1.2 million because they sabotaged his campaign. You would expect someone of Atiku's caliber to have a good understanding of how things really work in the U.S. If you want to hire a lobbyist, you should hire competent K Street lobbyists, not someone whose engagement is mostly on social media."

[Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 @ogundamisi]

BUHARI BLOCKED MALAMI’S $400M MAMBILLA DEAL — ICC TRIBUNAL EXPOSES CORRUPTION CLAIM.

ICC tribunal found former AGF Abubakar Malami acted against Nigeria’s interests in a controversial Mambilla settlement that could have exposed Nigeria to $400m plus interest.
Buhari rejected the deal twice, writing: “Not approved.”
The tribunal later found the agreements unenforceable and tainted by corruption.

[Senator Shehu Sani @ShehuSani]

If any African leader sacks the CNN and other international media outlets from his presidential palace,the Western Media and International Human Rights groups would have called and categorized him as “a cowardly dictator,fearful and allergic to free press and free speech”. Trump did it with ease.

[George Galloway @georgegalloway]

The most shocking of crimes

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

The death toll from Israel’s genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip has risen to 73,910, nearly a year after a so-called “ceasefire” took effect. Thousands of Palestinians are believed to remain buried under the rubble.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/74hXy2flaM

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: Israeli army sets fire to government hospital in southern Lebanon it had been using to station troops, Lebanon's health ministry says

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/4wk7YNMY3w

[Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 @ogundamisi]

Aisha Buhari: From Islamic Hijab To Marbella Glam in Spain 🇪🇸

Former First Lady Aisha Buhari appears to have traded her familiar hijab look for full on Marbella fashion as she joins Dino Melaye, Ben Bruce, Terry Waya, Seyi Tinubu and his wife for a sun soaked escape in Málaga.

From Aso Rock modesty to Marbella mode the Spanish sun is clearly bringing out a different wardrobe.

[Aburaziq Kilani @fajemb]

Air peace PH to Lagos since 4pm, passengers still waiting at the Airport in PortHarcourt. No announcement

[Shaun King @shaunking]

These men have slaughtered children in Gaza, the West Bank, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and more.

In the past year alone.

They are serial killers.

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: Israeli forces stage 'mutiny' at Negev base in protest against commanders

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/wqfbjeLrte

[Daniel Mayakovski @DaniMayakovski]

"En la CIA nos importaba un comino la democracia, no pasaba nada siempre que un gobierno cooperara con nosotros, pero si no cooperas tu democracia no nos importa, no significa nada. Eso del gobierno del pueblo es una tonteria".

Philip Agee, agente de la CIA durante más de 11 años, desde 1957 a 1968, deja claro que a EEUU no le importa la "democracia", lo único que le importa es imponer regimenes titeres que se dejen saquear y cumplan sus órdenes.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Israeli soldiers beat two Palestinian men at a checkpoint, as West Bank raids restrict access to communities and healthcare.

Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports from Ramallah, Palestine.

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: Four Palestinians killed in last 24 hours as Gaza death toll rises to 73,341

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/bAvSaT6UT0

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Israel killed Rita today in Gaza.

They dropped a bomb on the tent she had taken refuge in, in Khan Younis.

Rita was only 8 years old.

[JonnyUtd @Fx1Jonny]

No “soldier” worth their salt would EVER do this to a child.

This is who is apparently “the most moral army in the world”

The most sickening cowardly behaviour from these israeli terrorists!!

[George Galloway @georgegalloway]

Any Muslim leaders?

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

🚨 BOMBSHELL! Top US Marine Veteran Scott Ritter begs citizens to never join the military.

He confirms Washington is completly occupied by the Zionist lobby.

He reveals the US military is acting as an extention of Israel, sacrificing troops for foreign greed.