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Kano Islamic scholars reject proposed castration of rapists



The Kano Council of Ulamas , on Monday , rejected a proposal by the Kano State House of Assembly that rapists should be castrated .
The state House of Assembly had adopted the proposal for the castration of confirmed rapists , following a motion sponsored by a member , Mr Nuraddeen Alhassan , on July 15 , 2020.


A communiqué , signed by the Council ’s Chairman , Sheik Ibrahim Khalil , and made available to The PUNCH , noted that the council opposed the proposed castration , after due consultations, hence it was advocating a review of the Kano State Shari’ a Penal Code 2000.


Khalil , however , pointed out that the council ’s position did not mean they were supporting the criminal act of rapists . He said the council had resolved to visit the House of Assembly for advice and possible solutions in line with Islamic injunction .”

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