Blasphemy: US demands release of Sufi singer Sharif-Aminu in Kano

The United States has demanded the release of Sufi singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, who is facing execution on death row over blasphemy charges.Hon. Riley Barnes disclosed this during a hearing organised by the Africa Subcommittee of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee.According to Barnes, the US government was engaging the Nigerian authorities and reaching out to Sharif-Aminu’s relatives while urging Nigeria to move away from its blasphemy laws.