“My son is innocent” – Father of 20 year old man sentenced to death for homosexuality in Bauchi, #son #innocent #Father #20 year old #man #convicted #death #homosexuality #Bauchi Welcome to OLASMEDIA TV NEWSThis is what we have for you today:
The father of 20-year-old Kamilu Ya’u, who was sentenced to death for homosexuality in Bauchi state, has said his son is innocent of the crime.
Shariah court in Ningi Local Government Area of the state had sentenced and sentenced Ya’u, Abdullahi Abubakar Beti (30) and Malam Haruna (70) to death by stoning on June 29, 2022.
The Hisbah Vanguard informed the court that they had been arrested for committing homosexuality in Gwada village, Ningi LGA.
He spoke to reporters at his house, Mal. Ya’u Isubu Gwada, said his son admitted to the crime under duress when he was beaten.
He regretted that his family has not sought the services of a legal professional because they do not have the resources to do so.
“My son was not one of those who commit homosexuality. It was later that those were arrested and accused him of being one of them. He was then arrested and charged with them,” he said.
Malam Gwada also claimed that his son was involved because he was one of the people who arrested the other two convicts.
“I’m sure it was because I participated in the arrest of the two people that they decided to involve my son in getting revenge on me.”
A visibly concerned Yau Isubu said the family is doing everything humanly possible to ensure that their son was released before the court’s 30-day appeals pardon expired.
However, he called on civil and human rights organizations in the country to come to the aid of his son, who is innocent of the crime because they do not have the financial means to appeal to a higher court.
