Photos Emerge As Tambuwal Meets Sokoto Muslim Leaders Over Deborah Samuel’s Murder
- Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has met with a broad spectrum of Muslim leaders in the state
- This meeting was to deliberate on the way to maintain peace and harmony amongst its citizens after a Deborah was killed
- Deborah Samuel, a second-year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was killed on following an allegation that she had blasphemed against Prophet Muhammad
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Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto has met with Muslim leaders in the state over the killing of Deborah Samuel, a female student at the Shehu Shagari College of Education.
The meeting was convened to discuss how to ensure the student’s murder does not elicit violent reprisals.
Source: UGC
Governor Tambuwal who is also a leading PDP presidential aspirant was billed to visit Bayelsa, Delta and Eco states today in continuation of his Presidential consultations but had to cancel the visits to consult with citizens and religious leaders to ensure security of lives and property of all residents of Sokoto state
Source: UGC
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The student was attacked by a mob over remarks considered to be an insult to Prophet Mohammed.
There has been a flurry of condemnation by Muslim leaders and groups, notably Muhammadu Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, in the wake of the incident.
The Sokoto police command had earlier announced the arrest of two suspects over their alleged involvement in the killing of the student.
Osinbajo distressed by the killing of Deborah Samuel, says there are set process to redress wrongs
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the brutal killing of Deborah Samuel a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto state has been condemned by vice president Yemi Osinbajo.
Samuel, a second-year student of the college, was killed on Thursday following an allegation that she had blasphemed Muhammad (SAW), the prophet of Islam.
Speaking at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the Vice President commended the Sultan of Sokoto, the State Governor and other leaders in the state for condemning the dastardly act, insisting that the perpetrators be brought to justice.
Group demands immediate arrest and prosecution of Deborah Samuel’s murderers in Sokoto
Meanwhile, the State of Emergency GBV Movement has called for the arrest and prosecution of all the people involved in the killing of Deborah Samuel.
According to the movement, the brutal murder of 200 level Home Economics student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto by students who accused her of blasphemy is horrible.
In a statement made available to Legit.ng, the movement insisted that the actions of individuals involved are barbaric, despicable, and criminal.
Source: Legit.ng
