22-Year-Old Zainab Muhammadu, a Christian Convert from Zamfara, Faces Death Penalty in Sharia Court Trial for Leaving Islam – Scheduled for Friday

22-Year-Old Zainab Muhammadu, a Christian Convert from Zamfara, Faces Death Penalty in Sharia Court Trial for Leaving Islam – Scheduled for Friday

A 22-year-old woman, Zainab Muhammadu, is reportedly facing the death penalty in Zamfara State after converting from Islam to Christianity. Her case is scheduled for trial this Friday in a Sharia court.

This shocking development raises urgent questions about freedom of religion and the rule of law in Nigeria. While the country’s constitution guarantees every citizen the right to choose their faith, why does a parallel legal system appear to be overriding that?

And for our respected Alfas in Yorùbá land—many of whom uphold Islamic scholarship in a more pluralistic environment—can you help us understand this? Is this truly Islam’s teaching, or is it a distortion shaped by extremism and political silence?

Just explain, no fight.