Alleged Blasphemy: Female Student Killed, 2 Arrested And School Closed.
By Ebor Cletus Ralph Jr.
Dateline: Sokoto: Information at the disposal of TrendyNews has it that, at least two persons have been arrested over the killing of a female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, the police said on Thursday.
Deborah Samuel, a level-two student, according to police sources was accused of making a social media post that blasphemed the holy prophet Muhammad (SAW).
The police said the students forcefully removed the victim from the security room where she was hidden by the school authorities, killed her and burnt the building.
Videos on social media (not on this platform) show men stoning and flogging a motionless body draped in red attire.
Some footage also captured a raging fire as a man faced the camera, claiming that he killed and burnt her, and brandishing a matchbox.
The police vowed that the suspects in the viral video on Twitter were spotted and will be nailed soon, according to a statement signed by police spokesperson in Sokoto, Sanusi Abubakar.
According to Mr. Abubakar, the school has been shut down and additional police personnel deployed to the area.
