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Female student burnt to death in Sokoto ‘for insulting Muhammad’ (Video)

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May 12, 2022

A yet-to-be-identified female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto was on Thursday beaten and burnt to death for alleged blasphemy..

Edujandon.com reports that the school has announced its shutdown over the crisis. This newspaper obtained a copy of the announcement.

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The treatment of those deemed to have insulted the prophet of Islam (Muhammad), or the religion itself in Nigeria’s northern region is a source of concern.

In 2020, a Shariah court in that axis condemned Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a 22-year-old Muslim gospel musician, to death for committing blasphemy in a series of private WhatsApp messages. The same court found a 16-year-old boy, Umar Farouk, guilty of blasphemy for reportedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad while arguing with a friend and sentenced him to 10 years in prison with manual labour.

Farouk’s sentence has been overturned, and Sharif-Aminu’s case has been sent for retrial. But these sentences critics consider harsh, are only examples of the problematic application of Shariah law in some states in northern Nigeria.

More worrisome is the latest mob action against the tertiary institution student.

Justice must be served and swiftly ! There are animals in the north and I can never go there , animals in human skin #Sokoto sokoto islam Justice https://t.co/d3IFZfr0CD pic.twitter.com/cURIRyEys6
— OLA ON 🇨🇦 🇳🇬 SUSPENSION 🥴🥺🤲🏽 (@olaisback) May 12, 2022

They confirm the act pic.twitter.com/gft7kjEAIg
— GanzyMalgwi (@GanzyMalgwi) May 12, 2022

This is the video of the girl killed in sheu shagari college of education.🙁
I dont understand why people still chose religion over humanity😔😥 pic.twitter.com/J5QaCimH8x
— benefit zaddy🌹🌹 (@og_mikhail) May 12, 2022

A female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto reportedly beaten and burnt to death for religious blasphemy. School shutdown over the casualty, how long will this menace continue in this country, wtf 😢pic.twitter.com/Mj1Xr2XMVM
— OTUNBA 🇨🇦 (@ManLikeIcey) May 12, 2022