iPhone | iPad
Android
Huawei
Marking World Environment Day, Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) emphasises emirate's initiatives for sustainable tourism
KT APPDOWNLOAD
Nigeria: Female student burned to death over ‘blasphemous’ texts
The college has been closed indefinitely following the 'rampage'
A female Nigerian student was beaten to death and set on fire by fellow students who accused her of posting “blasphemous” statements in a student WhatsApp group, two witnesses and police said.
The college, located in Nigeria’s northwesternmost state of Sokoto, was immediately closed down following the attack.
Two suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of the student, who was identified as Deborah Samuel, said a spokesperson for the Sokoto state command. Reuters was not able to reach her family for comment.
“There is a WhatsApp group being used by the students and her Muslim colleague student posted an Islamic piece. She criticised the posting,” said one of the witnesses, who declined to be named.
“She composed an audio that contains blasphemous comments on the Prophet of Islam and posted in the group, that is what triggered everything.”
Nigeria is divided into a largely Christian south and mostly Muslim north.
“Students forcefully removed the victim from the security room where she was hidden by the school authorities, killed her and burnt the building,” police spokesperson Sanusi Abubakar said in a statement.
School security and police attempted to rescue the victim but were overwhelmed by the students, the witnesses said.
“Police have fired teargas on the students...then began firing shots in the sky to disperse the students, but they resisted,” said a student in her second year.
“The police sacrificed the lady after the students began throwing sticks and stones at them, then the students used stones and sticks to beat the lady. After being beaten, she was set on fire.”
ALSO READ:
The Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto said in a statement that it had closed the college indefinitely “following today’s early morning student rampage.”
The Sultanate Council Sokoto condemned the “unfortunate happenings...that led to the loss of life of a female student at the institution.”
More news from
The environment is one of Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed’s highest priorities, from a policy and a personal perspective
Al Jaber noted that MBZUAI is empowering the next generation of AI experts
He will launch his campaign with a video and a speech in the early nominating state of Iowa on Wednesday
GCC experts emphasised partnership and asset allocation for sustainable pension fund growth
A source close to the Argentina captain told
With magnificent chandeliers lighting the venue and elaborate flower arrangements throughout the ceiling, the ceremony looked majestic
Iranian Embassy in Riyadh, its consulate-general in Jeddah will officially reopen on Tuesday and Wednesday