Islamic scholar seeks death penalty for homosexuals

Says they are worse than murderers and deserve more than capital punishment

ARTICLE | DECEMBER 5, 2011 - 12:45PM | BY EMMANUEL OKUBENJI

Malam Abdulkadir Apaokagi, an Abuja-based Islamic scholar, on Sunday called for the imposition of the death penalty on homosexuals in Nigeria.

NEWS ALERT: Nigeria Militants Kill Children Of Christian Convert, Missionaries Say

Wednesday, November 23, 2011 (6:34 pm)

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife

Boko Haram wants to put Nigeria under Sharia, or Islamic, law.

ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- A militant group seeking to enforce Sharia, or Islamic law, throughout Nigeria, has shot and killed two children of an ex-terrorist and "murderer" because he converted to Christianity, well-informed missionaries told BosNewsLife Wednesday, November 23.

BREAKING NEWS: 150 Killed In Attack On Nigeria Churches, Police (UPDATE)

Saturday, November 5, 2011 (7:26 pm)

(ADDS NEW DEATH TOLL FIGURE, CHANGING LEAD, ADDS COMMENT PRESIDENT)

By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos

Several churches have been destroyed in Nigeria. (File photo).

ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Islamic militants shouting "Allahu Akbar", or 'Allah is great', carried out coordinated gun and bomb attacks on churches and police stations in northern Nigeria, killing at least 150 people and injuring some 100 others, aid workers and witnesses confirmed Saturday, November 5.

Nigeria: At least 18 dead in suicide car bombing on UN; UN had been warned Boko Haram might attack

What we know now is that the bombing in Abuja appears to have been a suicide car bombing, a tactic synonymous with jihadist attacks. What remains to be seen is the exact assessment of responsibility.