Crime

Deborah Killers: 34 lawyers to Defend Suspects

Web News 16 May 2022 549 0

The police on Monday arraigned two suspects, Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunci, over the lynching of Deborah Samuel on May 12, with the defence team boasting of 34 lawyers. A mob of Muslim extremists comprising colleagues and co-students of the deceased, lynched Ms Samuel over alleged Continue Reading

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Deborah Samuel: Gov. Tambuwal Relaxes Curfew

Web News 16 May 2022 362 0

Sokoto State Government has ordered the relaxation of the 24 hour curfew in force in the state metropolis. In a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information, Isa Bajini Galadanci says the relaxation followed a briefing by the Security Heads to the governor of the state on the return of peace in the state. […]Continue Reading

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We have left everything to God – Deborah’s Parents

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The parents of slain Sokoto student, Deborah Samuel, have revealed that they have handed everything over to God. Emmanuel Garba and Alheri Emmanuel said, “We can’t say or do anything, except to take it easy as an act of God. We have left all to God, we have decided to take it like that.” Emmanuel […]Continue Reading

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Blasphemy: Gov Tambuwal Declares 24hr Curfew in Sokoto

Web News 14 May 2022 328 0

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal on Saturday afternoon, declared a 24-hour curfew in Sokoto metropolis over a protest that had rocked the city. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the governor, Muhammad Bello, said the decision was “in pursuance of peace and order in Sokoto metropolis and the entire state.” Palpable fear enveloped Sokoto […]Continue Reading

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Sokoto Student Killing: President Buhari Condemns Action, Calls for Calm

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has condemned the lynching of Deborah Samuel which occurred in Sokoto State on Thursday. Samuel was a Christian 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, who was killed for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. In a statement released via the Presidency’s official Twitter account on Friday, the Continue Reading