How Students Killed Deborah Samuel Over Claimed Blasphemy – Police
The Sokoto State Command of Nigeria Police Force, NPF has given details of how a female student, Deborah Samuel, was killed at Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto on Thursday. NEWSDIARY reports.
ASP Sanusi Abubakar, PPRO Sokoto State Command, who confirmed the development in a statement said, “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). Information Guide Nigeria
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“Students forcefully removed the victim from the security room where she was hidden by the school authorities, killed her, and burnt the building.”
The police further disclosed that “The students banded together with miscreants and barricaded the Sokoto/Jega road. jamb results
“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, minim 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.”
