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8 Killed In Zamfarawa Over Alleged Blasphemy Against Islam by Nobody: 7:03am On Aug 23, 2016 |
No fewer than eight persons were killed on
Monday in Talata-Mafara community in
Zamfara following violence that erupted over
alleged blasphemy by a student of Abdu
Gusau Polytechnic, Talata-Mafara.
The state governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari,
joined hundreds of people to bury the
deceased, who were said to have all been
killed when an mob set fire on the house of a
man who tried to rescue the student.
The student was alleged to have made a
blasphemous statement against Islam and
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and was
consequently attacked by a mob.
The boy was said to have been beaten to pulp
by the mob, and the man, whose name was
simply given as Tajudeen, took him in his car
and rush to a hospital. Enraged by the act of
the man who rescued the student, an eye
witnesses said that the mob moved to his
(Tajudeen's) house, set it on fire and killed
eight persons.
The governor, who called for an emergency
Security Council meeting over the incident,
expressed sadness and vowed that "no stone
will be left unturned until all those behind this
act are brought to book".
The police have imposed a 12-hour curfew in
the community, from 7p.m. to 7a.m. daily
until further notice, with warning that anyone
caught violating the order would be
prosecuted. culled from vanguard |
Re: 8 Killed In Zamfarawa Over Alleged Blasphemy Against Islam by Mynd44: 7:18am On Aug 23, 2016 |
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