A video has emerged showing the moment students beat and set Deborah Samuel ablaze in Sokoto for alleged blasphemy.
9news Nigeria reports that a 200 Level student of Home Economics at Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State, northern Nigeria, has been lynched by fellow students over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad on Thursday, May 12, 2022.
This online news platform understands that the Christian student, identified as Deborah Samuel, allegedly shared the offensive message in a school Whatsapp group. It was learned, that the blasphemous message drew the ire of the students, who overpowered school security, beat her to death, and set the body on fire.
The audio sighted by 9news Nigeria revealed that Deborah Samuel warned her classmates against posting religious things on class WhatsApp group chat.
Extensive Investigations by 9news Nigeria show that these religious extremists mobilised and pounced on her immediately following her submission on the WhatsApp platform.
She reportedly said before her death; “Holy ghost fire, nothing would happen to me, is it by force you guys would always be sending this religious stuff in the group, the group wasn’t created for that, but rather as a notice for when there’s a test, assignment, exams, etc, not these nonsense Religious posts.”
In a swift reaction, the school was later shut down by the management to avoid escalation of the situation.
“Following today’s early morning Students rampage in the College, the College Management has resolved to close down the College indefinitely with immediate effect.
“Consequently, all students are hereby directed to vacate the College campus immediately,” the school said in a statement.
9news Nigeria learned that Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, also condemned the extrajudicial killing of the student, calling on the authorities to bring the perpetrators to book.
“The Sultanate Council has learnt with dismay the unfortunate happenings at the Shehu Shagari College of Education, (SSCOE) Sokoto that led to the loss of life of a female student of the Institution.
“The Sultanate Council condemned the incident in its totality and has urged the security agencies to bring perpetrators of the unjustifiable incident to justice.
“The Sultanate Council has urged all to remain calm and ensure peaceful co-existence among all people of the State and nation,” the statement said.
What the police said about Deborah Samuel’s murder…
In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Sokoto State Police Command, Sanusi Abubakar, the police said it has arrested two persons in connection with the killing, adding that the police mobilised to the scene of the incident upon receiving the information led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the operation and other commanders to bring the situation under control.
According to Mr Abubakar, the school has been shut down and additional police personnel deployed to the premises. He also noted that the Commissioner of Police, Sokoto State Command, Kamaldeen Kola Okunlola, has appealed to members of the public to go about their lawful activities and not panic as the situation is under control.
Meanwhile, 9news Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) also vowed that the suspects in the viral video on Twitter were spotted and will be nailed soon.
9news Nigeria, therefore, advises well-meaning Nigerians to shun religious extremism, especially in plural and multi-religious nation like Nigeria to live peacefully and save lives.
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