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Two Arrested For Murder Of Deborah Yakubu In Sokoto Over Alleged Blasphemy

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Two Arrested For Murder Of Deborah Samuel In Sokoto Over Alleged Blasphemy

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Deborah Yakubu was brutally beaten, stoned, and burned to death in broad daylight on Thursday, May 12 at around 9 a.m. at the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto.

The Sokoto division police command on Thursday, May 12, arrested two suspects on charges of killing Deborah Yakubu, a female Christian who was accused of making a voice note that blasphemed the holy prophet Muhammad (SAW).

She was brutally beaten, stoned and burned to death in broad daylight on Thursday, May 12 at around 9 a.m. at the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto.

ASP SANUSI ABUBAKAR, the Commissioner of Police, Sokoto State Command’s Public Relations Officer, issued a statement.

The police said a distress call came in from the school early Thursday morning.

  • “At about 0900hrs, a distress call was received from Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, stating that students were rioting over one female student named Deborah Samuel, a level two student, who was accused of making a social media post that blasphemed the holy prophet Muhammad (SAW).
  • Students forcefully removed the victim from the security room where she was hidden by the school authorities, killed her and burnt the building.”

The offenders then joined forces with other gangs to blockade the Sokoto-Jega road.

  • The police said: “Upon receiving the information, the DC Operations led a team of policemen and all other operational commanders in the state to the school where the road was cleared and the situation was brought under control.
  • Two students were arrested in connection with the crime committed.”

“The school has been closed down by the school authority, and policemen were deployed to give tight security coverage.”

“The Commissioner of Police, Sokoto State Command, CP Kamaldeen kola Okunlola fdc,mnim is appealing to members of the public to go about their lawful activities and should not panic as the situation is under control. Meanwhile, the suspects in the viral video on Twitter were spotted and will be nailed soon.”

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