AN Islamic court in northern Nigeria has sentenced a man to 80 lashes for falsely accusing his neighbour of sodomy, court officials said on Wednesday. Ibrahim Mamman Na-Wurno was found guilty on Tuesday by the Sharia court in Gusau for lying against Lawal Idris, a court official said. He said court judge Dahiru Mohammed Gusau had ruled that since Na-Wurno was unable to prove his allegation against Lawal, he was guilty of an offence under the Islamic legal system. – AFP