Alleged blasphemy: Police arrest suspects for killing female College Student in Sokoto

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*Late Deborah Samuel

(Nigeria) The police in Sokoto State, said they have arrested two persons in connection with the killing of a level two student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, who was murdered and burnt by a mob over an alleged blasphemy.

Sokoto State Police Public Relations Officer, Sanusi Abubakar, in a statement on Thursday, said: “At 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 students banded together with miscreants and barricaded the Sokoto/Jega road.

“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, Kamaldeen Okunlola, 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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