A 22-year old lady identified as Zainab Muhammadu, is set to face trial before a sharia court in Zamfara over her conversion from Islam to Christianity.
According to Sahara Reporters reports, family sources claimed her crime is converting to Christianity.
According to the report, Zainab’s journey of faith started when she met Pastor Samuel, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member posted to her area.
Samuel shared his Christian faith with Zainab, leading to her conversion.
However, upon discovering her conversion, authorities arrested Zainab.
Zainab is now set to stand trial this Friday in a Sharia Court, with legal experts and human rights advocates decrying the development as a gross violation of Nigeria’s constitutional right to religious freedom.
Her case has also reopened wounds for similar occurrences that have taken place like the brutal killing of Deborah Samuel, a christian student in Sokoto who was lynched by a mob of fellow students over alleged blasphemy against Islam.
Her death which sparked widespread rage and outcry across the nation was met with no significant convictions or justice for the deceased.