Banky W reacts to signing of Sharif's death warrant by Ganduje

Nigerian singer turn politician, Wellington Bankole, popularly known as Banky W has reacted to an announcement by Governor Umar Guanduje that he will sign the death warrant against Yahaya Sharif after 30 days.

Banky W in a tweet slammed the governor who was allegedly caught in a viral video stuffing his babariga pockets with Dollars.

“The Governor signing the death warrant was seen on camera pocketing thousands of dollars in bribes “allegedly”… how come the Sharia penalty of cutting off his hands doesn’t apply to him?, ” he tweeted.

Recall Yahaya Sharif, a musician in Nigeria's northern state of Kano was sentenced to death by hanging for blaspheming against the Prophet Muhammad.

An upper Sharia court in the Hausawa Filin Hockey area of the state said Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, 22, was guilty of committing blasphemy for a song he circulated via WhatsApp in March.

Mr Sharif-Aminu did not deny the charges.

Judge Khadi Aliyu Muhammad Kani said he could appeal against the verdict.

States across Muslim-majority northern Nigeria use both secular law and Sharia law, which does not apply to non-Muslims.

Only one of the death sentences passed by Nigeria's Sharia courts has been carried out since they were reintroduced in 1999.

The singer who is currently in detention, had gone into hiding after he composed the song.

Protesters had burnt down his family home and gathered outside the headquarters of the Islamic police, known as the Hisbah, demanding action against him.

Critics said the song was blasphemous as it praised an imam from the Tijaniya Muslim brotherhood to the extent it elevated him above the Prophet Muhammad.