Nigeria - Couple sentenced to death by stoning for adultry

AFP via Babelfish translation ^ | August 29, 2002

[HAL9000]

Two lovers condemned to died by lapidation for adultery

Thursday August 29, 2002 - 8h45 GMT

LAGOS, August 29 (AFP) - Two lovers were condemned to died by lapidation for adultery by an Islamic court of the State of Niger, in the north of Nigeria, announced persons in charge for the State Thursday.

Ahmadu Ibrahim and Fatima Usma, both 32 years, were declared Monday culprits of sexual intercourse except marriage, a contrary infringement in Charia (Islamic law), into force in the State of Niger since 2000, specified a person in charge for the ministry for the Justice of the State.

The two lovers, who recognized the facts, have 30 days to appeal, it continued.

This sentence changes to four the number of death sentences by lapidation pronounced since the beginning of August under the terms of Charia, into force in 12 States of the north of Nigeria.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Gender equality from a Nigerian court? I guess we could call that progress, under the circumstances.

And "lapidation" is a great new word to add to my vocabulary. Apparently Babelfish is good for something besides laughs after all.

[Jack Black]

Nigeria seems to breaking apart into two or more countries.

[N. Theknow]

Gee, I guess their children will soon be sending me an urgent email looking for my help to get millions of dollars out of the country.

There are so many requests like that lately, I don't know which one to pursue.

[knighthawk]

You too? I also had several. Man, these people must be filthy rich. One guy had 40 mil, the other 25!

Do they also mention they got your name from some one or some organization you never even heard of but said you could be trusted?

[knighthawk]

Two lovers were condemned to died by lapidation for adultery by an Islamic court of the State of Niger, in the north of Nigeria, announced persons in charge for the State Thursday.

Islam-list

If people want on or off this list, please let me know.

[dfwgator]

"lapidation" isn't that a sniglet?

[Madame Dufarge]

Do they also mention they got your name from some one or some organization you never even heard of but said you could be trusted?

Damn, I've got to change my bank account again?

I thought that was the end of it after the "furnace repair" incident.

[BeAllYouCanBe]

"culprits of sexual intercourse except marriage, a contrary infringement in Charia"

It goes without saying that raping a non-Muslim woman is OK then.

[Shermy]

http://www.thisdayonline.com/news/20020829news04.html

"Sharia: In Minna, Man, Lover to Die by Stoning"

An Upper Sharia Court in Niger State Monday condemned to death the first lovers for adultery.

The lovers Ahmadu Ibrahim and Fatima Usman were sentenced to death by stoning for committing adultery by the presiding judge of Upper Sharia Court, New Gawu, Gurara Local Govern-ment area of the state, Mallam Abdulraham Alhassan Tundun Fulani

The lovers were arraigned before the Sharia court on May 28 this year for committing adultery contrary to Sections 387 and 388 of the penal code as amended in cap 94 laws of Niger State of 2000.

According to the prosecuting police officer, Inspector Yusuf Musa, Fatima's father, Mallam Usman Umaru, lodged a complaint at the Lambata Police Station, Lambata, alleging that Ahmadu impregnated his daughter out of wedlock.

When the charges were read to the two accused persons, they pleaded guilty and were committed to a five-year jail term on August 5 by the trial judge, Tundun Fulani.

But the case took a new turn when Fatima's father protested the jail term handed down to his daughter. This, THISDAY gathered, led to memo by the state judiciary faulting the judgement of the Sharia court judge.

According to our source, the judiciary noted that the judgement was based on an old penal code that had been amended since 2000, when the state adopted Sharia.

The trial judge thereafter called for the case file and commenced a re-trial, before passing a verdict of guilt on the lovers under sections 387 and 388 of the amended penal code 2000.

Committing the accused persons in absentia (as they are in mates of Suleja prisons), this Tunkun Fulani said "any Moslem who agreed to have committed adultery," is liable for punishment as prescribed by Hadith Mootar- Malik on Page 43, which empowered the judge to punish offenders without necessarily looking for witnesses.

He then ordered that the two should be stoned to death, citing copiously from Fiqi'u Sunnah Volume 3 page 329.

The judge, however, gave 30 days to the convicts to file appeal against the verdict of the court, if not satisfied. He also ordered that Fatima, who is pregnant should be stoned to death after delivering and weaning her child.

Efforts to get the state Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Barrister Umar Kawu to comment were fruitless, as he was said to have travelled out of town for the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) convention in Ibadan.

However, the state chairman of Moslem Lawyers Forum, Mohammed Awwal Bida condemned the trial judge for re-visiting the case.

"The judge should have referred the case to another court or the court of Appeal," Bida said adding that his association will be prepared to represent the convicts if contacted.

"If we are contacted we are prepared to handle the brief. It is not proper for the trial judge to entertain the case again, having erred and judged the case before. The judge erred in law," he said.

Only Tuesday Jigawa State said one Mallam Ado Baranda would be stoned to death after he refused to appeal his conviction by a Sharia court for the rape of a nine-year-old girl.

And in Katsina State, Amina Lawal whose conviction to death by stoning was upheld last week by an Upper Sharia court filed a stay of execution of the judgement at the Sharia Court of Appeal sitting in Funtua.

Amina's case has attracted national and international condemnation. President Olusegun Obasanjo said he would weep for Nigeria should Amina be killed but the Katsina State Government has vowed not to intervene.

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THANKS DAD!

[Jeff Chandler]

I LOVE BABELFISH!

Lapidation... at first I thought that perhaps they were going to be cut, polished, engraved, and set in a lovely silver broach.

[ZULU]

Once again the ugly face of Islam and its mad prophet are exposed to the world in all its vicousness. This kind of stuff goes on EVERY DAY in all Islamic nations controlled by the wacko Wahhabi Sharia law.

[hang 'em]

Well, they'll stone ya when you're trying to be so good,
They'll stone ya just a-like they said they would.
They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to go home.
Then they'll stone ya when you're there all alone.
But I would not feel so all alone,
Everybody must get stoned.

Well, they'll stone ya when you're walkin' 'long the street.
They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to keep your seat.
They'll stone ya when you're walkin' on the floor.
They'll stone ya when you're walkin' to the door.
But I would not feel so all alone,
Everybody must get stoned.

They'll stone ya when you're at the breakfast table.
They'll stone ya when you are young and able.
They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to make a buck.
They'll stone ya and then they'll say, "good luck."
Tell ya what, I would not feel so all alone,
Everybody must get stoned.

Well, they'll stone you and say that it's the end.
Then they'll stone you and then they'll come back again.
They'll stone you when you're riding in your car.
They'll stone you when you're playing your guitar.
Yes, but I would not feel so all alone,
Everybody must get stoned.

Well, they'll stone you when you walk all alone.
They'll stone you when you are walking home.
They'll stone you and then say you are brave.
They'll stone you when you are set down in your grave.
But I would not feel so all alone,
Everybody must get stoned.

[hang 'em]

- Bob Dylan (everybody knows that, right?)

[js1138]

"lapidation"

I think I'd prefer defenistration.

[FITZ]

It must be that the woman was married, in Islamic societies adultery is a serious property crime since a man may have as many wives, concubines, and sex slaves as he chooses. Plus they have mutaa, the temporary marriages that they can use if they want one night stands.

[mombonn]

Two lovers were condemned to died by lapidation . . .

Another great word!