Sokoto, Nigeria’s northwestern city, lifted a 24-hour curfew imposed after the killing of a Christian student accused of blasphemy sparked unrest. Deborah Samuel, a student at Shehu Shagari College of Education, was stoned to death and her body was burned last week by a group of Muslim students who claimed she insulted Prophet Muhammad in … Read more
Hundreds of people protested Saturday in Nigeria’s northwestern city of Sokoto over the arrest of two students in connection with the murder of a Christian student accused of blasphemy, Residents said. The continent’s most populous country is roughly divided between Muslims and Christians, but religious tensions and deadly clashes are common, especially in the north. … Read more
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari “strongly condemned” the stoning to death of a Christian student the day before on blasphemy claims against the Prophet Muhammad. An angry mob of students stoned Deborah Samuel and burned her body on Thursday in the northwest city of Sokoto after she made a post on social media they deemed offensive … Read more
Nigerian religious leaders have demanded justice for the killing of a Christian student accused of blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad, who was stoned to death. Deborah Samuel was stoned and her body was burned by an angry mob of students in the northwest city of Sokoto on Thursday after she published a social media post … Read more
