Blasphemy: Violence erupts in Sokoto, Tambuwal sets 24 hours curfew
riots erupted in Sokoto Province on Saturday, with provincial governor Aminu Tambuwal set a 24-hour repatriation time for the people of the North West province.
In the case of the brutal murder of a Christian woman on suspicion of blasphemy,
The incident took place at Shehu Shagari College of Education on Thursday and follows the development of the town of Sokoto this morning until this afternoon,
the powers conferred on me by section 176 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; and sections 1 and 4 of the Social Planning Act; and, Section 15 of the Sokoto District Peace Act, I hereby declare, as soon as possible, the time to return home between the (Sokoto) town and Sokoto township for the next 24 hours, the governor said in a statement.
I urge the good people of Sokoto District to continue to be kind and law-abiding and to calm down and (e) complete peace in the metropolitan area.
He added, “Please, everyone, for the sake of peace, return home to look at these steps, with a view to re-establishing peace, law and order in the state.
Some Muslim youths carrying placards began a protest in Sokoto on Saturday morning demanding the release of two suspects arrested for the brutal murder of Deborah Yakubu, a 200-year-old Home Economics student at Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto.
It does no good for anyone to have lawlessness and order. Therefore I urge you to exercise self-control; and, in order that the people may keep and observe the law. ”
Sokoto police have confirmed the death of Deborah by her Muslim schoolmates and Muslim youths protested on Saturday, colliding with security forces who shot and tried to disperse protesters who had filled the plains.
A young Christian man was brutally murdered, and his killers happily posted videos of the act on social media.
A Level 200 female student, Deborah, was dumped and burned to death on Thursday on the school grounds for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
Sokoto Police Community Liaison Officer, Sanusi Abubabar, confirmed the protest in a telephone interview.
The youth gathered at the Gawon Nama Roundabout at 9am, where protests began.
"We are in a state of shock," he told our correspondent, adding that Sokoto police officials were in talks with ideological and ideological leaders in the province.
Many civil society groups and lawyers have condemned Deborah's assassination while others have defended the mob action.
In the northwestern state of Nigeria, Sokoto has more Muslims than Christians and there have been sectarian strife and religious killings.
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