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The Kano state government has rejected a decision by the Ecowas Judiciary Court which states the legal aspects of defamation as not in accordance with international human rights standards.
Commissioner of State for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Garba Waiya, who revealed this in a statement on Sunday, stated that the government would not be subject to external pressure to cancel the law and would continue to uphold laws that were in harmony with the confidence of the population dominated by Muslims.
Waiya stated that the blasphemy laws enforced by the state and passed into laws by the Council of the Assembly, had come to remain, insisting that such laws were very important to protect the values of religious and morals of its citizens.
He added that regardless of the ecowas court’s decision, the state had a constitutional right to uphold the sanctity of religion in its jurisdiction.
“We will not be hindered by external pressure. Our responsibility is to uphold the values of our society, which is based on religious and moral beliefs. While we respect international opinions, our law is a reflection of our people’s will,” said the Commissioner.
“Kano government defense is rooted in the Nigerian Federal System, where countries maintain the right to impose laws that reflect the social, moral, and local religious contexts.
“Kano people have entrusted us with the responsibility to maintain peace and protect their religious values. This law is the center of the mission, and they will remain strong in their place.”
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Waiya who recognized the ecowas court’s decision, however, noted that the government of the state canoeing state was committed to protecting the sanctity of religion and public order of its citizens because the law of law is legally based on legally and is needed socially.
“We fully respect the court authority, but the law governing our country must reflect the moral and religious fabrics of our people who are unique,” said Waiya.
The response by the Kano government will come after the Ecowas Judicial Court decides in the lawsuit filed by the trustee that is included in the current human rights initiative, against the enactment of the blasphemy by the state.
In the lawsuit, the human rights group argues that the specific parts of criminal and sharia canoeing violates the right to freedom of expression as protected by regional and international agreements.
This group also argues that the defamation law has caused arbitrary arrests, prolonged detention, and the death penalty while also triggering vigilant vigilante and mass justice, with concerns that they are intended to reduce differences of opinion and target religious minorities.
While deciding on the lawsuit on Friday, the judicial panel consisted of three people from the Ecowas court consisting of judge Ricardo Gonçalves, Judge Singu Koroma, and Judge Dupe Atoki, submitted a unanimous decision stating the State Planning Law that was not constitutional under the standard of human rights, and ordered the Nigerian government.
The court decided that part 210 of the KUHP of the State of Kano and Section 382 (b) Law of the KUHP KUHP State Kano (2000) was not in accordance with Article 9 (2) The African Charter regarding the rights of human and people and Article 19 of the International Agreement on Civil and Political Rights.
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