A female student named Deborah Samuel in a level two, has been killed by her school mates at the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad. Deborah was alleged to have made a social media post that blasphemed the holy prophet Muhammad (SAW).
In a statement today, May 12, the Police Public Relations Officer, Sokoto State Command, ASP Sanusi Abubakar said that the students forcefully removed the victim from the security room where she was hidden by the school authorities, killed her and burnt the building.
The statement said that the students, joined ny miscreants, barricaded the Sokoto/Jega road.
According to the statement, a Deputy Commissioner in the Operations department, on receiving the the report, 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 statement said, adding that the school has been closed down by the school authority, even as policemen have been deployed to give tight security coverage.
The statement quoted the State Commissioner of Police, Kamaldeen kola Okunlola as having called on members of the public to go about their lawful activities and that they 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.”
