The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has explained why he deleted the tweet condemning the murder of a student, Deborah Samuel, by religious extremists in a school in Sokoto, for alleged blasphemy on May 12.

Miss Deborah Yakubu, a second year female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was murdered and burnt by her fellow students who were Muslims for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Mohammed, in a WhatsApp platform on May 12.

Reacting to the incident, Atiku, in a post on his verified twitter handle @Atiku, condemned the murder and called for the arrest of those behind it.

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