Additional Name(s): Abdulazeez Dauda, Abdul Inyass

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Nigeria

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: Death

Date of Detainment: May//2015

Date of Sentencing: January//2016

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Religious Belief Religious Expression Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy

Abdulazeez Inyass

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Abdulazeez Inyass is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.

In May 2015, Inyass, a cleric, allegedly said during a lecture that Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse, the founder of the Tijaniya order that Inyass belongs to, was "bigger than the Prophet Mohamed."

On an unspecified date, authorities arrested Inyass following violent protests. He was reportedly subjected to a five-month secret trial.

In January 2016, Inyass was sentenced to death for "insulting the Prophet Muhammad."

As of August 2020, Inyass remains detained as he waits for the governor to approve his sentence.

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