Blasphemous-Vengeful Nigerian Student Mob
"It was more of a riot by a mob of young men and women who were demanding the release of the two people arrested over the killing of the Christian student."."The crowd which made bonfires on the streets were also demanding the police stop the manhunt for those identified to have taken part in the killing.""Some among the security men deployed to protect the palace tried to ask the protesters to leave but they became unruly.""Policemen and soldiers who stood outside the palace hurled teargas canisters and fired into the air and succeeded in dispersing the crowd."Ibrahim Arkilla, Sokoto resident
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Mob kills female student over ‘blasphemy’ in Nigeria, two arrested |
"Students forcefully removed the victim from the security room where she was hidden by the school authorities, killed her and burnt the building.""[Two people have been arrested and] the suspects in the viral video on Twitter were spotted and will be nailed soon."Sanusi Abubakar, police spokesperson"Murderers of Christian woman in Sokoto must be arrested & punished!""Sadly, this sort of consequence-free murder of people in the name of avenging 'blasphemy' has been going on for far too long in the North. This must stop!""The monsters in that video are easily identifiable. The Sokoto State government must immediately apprehend them and make an example of them. If that doesn't happen, this kind of murderous barbarism will continue."Professor Farooq Kperogi, Kennesaw State University
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| The security post where Deborah Samuel was beaten and burned to death in Sokoto. Photograph: Olu Akinrele/AP |
Nigeria is the largest, most populous country on the African continent, its population divided roughly in half; between Christians and Muslims. A female student accused of blasphemy was beaten and burned by other students in Sokoto leading a large group of Christian churches to demand authorities see justice done. Two student suspects in the killing were arrested, connected to the murder of Deborah Samuel. Other students had accused her of posting blasphemous statements in a WhatsApp group about the Prophet Mohammad.
In some Nigerian states strict sharia law that includes death sentences for blasphemy have been adopted. The Christian Association of Nigeria with a Catholic, Anglican, Methodist and Indigenous church membership insisted that those responsible for the death of the young women in the northwestern state of Sokoto must be criminally prosecuted.
"The unlawful and dastardly actions of the perpetrators must not only be condemned by all right-thinking people, but the security operatives must find them out, prosecute them as it is expected of them", stated the Christian Association of Nigeria general secretary. According to witnesses, school security and police tried to rescue the young women but were overwhelmed by the students.
Former vice-president of Nigeria and currently a presidential election aspirant Atiku Abubakar, himself Muslim, condemned the killing, but then deleted it from his Twitter account. After arresting two suspects, police began looking for another two suspects, recognizable from the video footage shared on social media of the murder. In reaction to the arrests Muslim youths lit bonfires on the city streets, demanding release of the two suspects.
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| Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, Nigeria |
Police were deployed to the city streets to maintain order. The protesters had begun to loot Christian shops until the police put an end to the riot. The sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, the highest spiritual figure in Nigeria among Muslims, had condemned the killing, demanding that those involved must face justice. Leading some among the mob of protesters to besiege his palace.
Labels: Blasphemy, Mobbing Students, Murder, Nigeria, Religious Divide
posted by Pieface @ Sunday, May 15, 2022
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