Abdulazeez Inyass
Additional Name(s): Abdulazeez Dauda, Abdul Inyass
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Nigeria
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: Death
Date of Detainment: May//2015
Date of Sentencing: January//2016
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Religious Belief Religious Expression Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy
Abdulazeez Inyass
Extra Bio Info:
Abdulazeez Inyass is imprisoned for blasphemy.
In May 2015, Nigerian authorities arrested Inyass for allegedly saying that Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse, the founder of the Tijaniya order to which Inyass belongs, was "bigger than the Prophet Muhammad."
In January 2016, authorities sentenced Inyass to death for "insulting the Prophet Muhammad."
Publicly Available Information:
- USCIRF Tweet November 12, 2021
- USCIRF Muslims in Africa Factsheet October 2021
- USCIRF Kano State Issue Update October 2021
- "Nigerian singer sentenced to death for blasphemy in Kano state" British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- "Nigeria court in Kano sentences cleric to death for blasphemy" British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)