On this day, 13th of May in 2022, a mob stoned, beat and set fire on a female student in Northern Nigeria for allegedly posting a blasphemous statement against the Prophet Mohammed.
According to police statement, the female student identified as Deborah Yakubu was surrounded by fellow students and attacked on Thursday.
The incident happened at the Shehu Shagari school in Sokoto, northwestern Nigeria, and the school was immediately closed.
Students forcefully removed the victim from the security room where she was hidden by the school authorities, killed her and burnt the building,” police spokesperson Sanusi Abubakar said in a statement released to CNN.
Speaking on the tragic incident, Sokoto state’s Governor Aminu Tambuwal issued an order to close the school and directed the Ministry of Higher Education and security agencies to investigate the incident.
The video, which circulated on social media in the aftermath of the killing, appears to show her attackers holding a matchbox and celebrating after setting her alight.
