Blasphemy: Borno stakeholders embark on dialogue, take precautionary measures

 By; Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, Maiduguri. Having seen the rising tension created by the killing of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto State for alleged blasphemy, Borno State Police Command, engaged critical stakeholders in a peace building dialogue at the commands headquarters in Maiduguri to forestall any unrest that might disrupt the peace of the already ravaged state of the North-East.Addressing the gathering, the Police Commissioner, Abdu Umar said that intelligence report indicated that certain elements were already gearing up for a showdown in the city in reaction to the Sokoto incident but…

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Alleged Blasphemy Killing: Gov. Tambuwal declares 24-hour curfew in Sokoto metropolis

Governor Aminu Tambuwal, of Sokoto State, has declared a 24-hour curfew within the metropolis to forestall civil unrest over the death of Deborah Samuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education. Recall that Deborah was killed on Thursday, May 12, following an allegation that she had blasphemed Muhammad, (SAW), the prophet of Islam. According to the governor, the curfew has become necessary as the only option left for the government to prevent a breakdown of law and order in the State. “Following the sad incident that happened at…

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Sokoto school killing: Buhari condemns murder of Deborah Samuel

Says Muslims demand respect for Holy Prophets President Muhammadu Buhari has strongly condemned the resort to self-help by the mob in Sokoto, which he observed, resulting in violence, destruction and killing of a second-year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, following an allegation that she had blasphemed Muhammad (pbuh), the Prophet of Islam, on Thursday. In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu, on Friday, the President said the news of the killing of the young lady…

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Blasphemy: Pakistani court acquits Christian couple on death row

A court in Pakistan on Thursday acquitted a Christian couple who spent eight years on death row after a conviction on blasphemy charges. A defence lawyer said, in a rare judgment welcomed by rights bodies. Shafqat Emmanuel Masih and his wife Shughufta Kausar Masih were handed death sentences in 2014 for sending a text messages to their Muslim colleagues deemed blasphemous, lawyer Saiful Malook told dpa. The Lahore High Court in the central province of Punjab had acquitted the couple after three days of arguments on their appeal against the…

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Blasphemy: Polish Activist, 120 others offer to serve sentence for 13-year-old Umar Farouq

Forty-eight-year-old Polish historian and activist, Piotr Cywinski, has attracted global attention after offering to lead 119 other volunteers to spend a month in Nigerian prison in order for convicted Nigerian teens, Umar Farouq to be set free. In his September 25, 2020, a dated letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari, seeking freedom for the juvenile, Cywinski insists that if Buhari is unable to facilitate the teenagers release, he and others would serve a month so that the teen, who was convicted of blasphemy, can regain freedom. He also promised to…

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Kano: 13-year-old jailed for blasphemy appeals judgement

Farouq Omar, a 13-year-old boy sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for blasphemy, has appealed the judgment that convicted him at the Kano State High Court. Omar was convicted on August 10 by Aliyu Kanu, the same judge, who sentenced a musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, to death for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed. Baba-Jibo Ibrahim, spokesperson for Kano Region Justice Ministry, said the teenager was sentenced to 10 years in prison for making derogatory statements towards Allah. In a suit filed at the Kano State High Court on Monday, Kola Alapini, Omars counsel, on…

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Blasphemy: Ill not waste time in signing warrant for execution of Kano singer – Ganduje

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has announced his readiness to sign the death warrant of Yahaya Aminu-Sharif, the Kano musician, who was convicted for blasphemy. The 22-year-old singer had in March composed a song that was said to have contained blasphemous lines against the Prophet Muhammad and also shared the song on a Whatsapp group. Speaking on the verdict in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar, Governor Ganduje noted that it was based on Section 382 (b) of Kano Shariah Penal Code of 2000. What happened…

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