President of Nigerian Humanist Association sentenced to 24 years jail for ‘blasphemy’

In April 2020, Mubarak Bala, the president Nigerian Humanists, was arrested in Kaduna for blasphemy. His “crime” — He had made a Facebook posting that was deemed to be “Blasphemy” by some. He was then transferred from Kaduna to Kano and held there.

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