Mubarak Bala Biography: Age, Wife, Father, Jailed, Post, Prison & Net Worth » Gist Flare

He was born in Kano State, the Northern region of Nigeria in the mid 80s, was forcibly committed to a psychiatric institution in Kano for 18 days in 2014, where he was forcibly drugged and a doctor suggested there was nothing wrong with Bala but a second doctor suggested a personality disorder.

On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, Kano State High Court sentenced Mubarak to 24 years imprisonment for blasphemy, after pleading guilty to an 18-count charge of blasphemy and public incitement.

Mubarak Bala was born in Kano State, the Northern geopolitical zone of Nigeria in the mid 80s. He was forcibly committed to a psychiatric institution in Kano for 18 days in 2014, where he was forcibly drugged.

One doctor suggested there was nothing wrong with him but a second doctor suggested a personality disorder and, according to Bala, told him:

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Mubarak attended the Islamic Foundation, Aliyu Bin Abi Talib Primary School and later proceeded to private science secondary school, Hassan I. Gwarzo, in Kano State, where Islamic (Qur’anic) study is given a very high priority.

The International Humanist and Ethical Union has taken up Mubarak Bala’s case and feels his Human rights were violated. According to the IHEU, “The real reason for this outrageous and inhumane action is because Mubarak has renounced Islam and has openly declared himself to be an atheist.”

On July 4, 2014, the BBC reported that Bala had been released from hospital in conjunction with a doctors’ strike, and was seeking reconciliation with his family. It was not yet clear if he would remain in Northern Nigeria, due to death threats.

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THe Nigerian police allegedly transferred him from Kaduna to Kano, where Shariah law is practiced and in the face of several credible death threats, fears are mounting for his safety.

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Also, the newly formed International Association of Atheists (IAA) has also joined forces to raise awareness and funds to help pay Mubarak’s legal costs, although it must be said that the international media has been mostly silent on this case. Recently, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) took an interest in Mubarak and have started applying pressure on the Nigerian government.

The net worth of Mubarak Bala has not been estimated yet.

On April 5, 2022, Mubarak was sentenced to 24 years in prison at a high court in the Northern state of Kano, he pled guilty to all 24 charges and asked for leniency.

Mubarak Bala is married to Amina Ahmed and with the marriage blessed with a child. They got married in 2020 in a traditional marriage.