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In Bauchi State, another blasphemy allegation leads to violence

Just over a week after the brutal murder of a Christian college student in Sokoto, Muslim residents attacked Christians in Katanga, Bauchi state. As in Deborah Samuel’s case, locals accused a female Christian health worker, Rhoda Ya’u, of blaspheming the Prophet Mohammed, following a comment she made in a government employee WhatsApp group. According to witnesses, the accusation prompted more than 200 teenagers, led by a few adults, to gather to attack Ya'u.

Rampaging Muslim mobs target Christians in Nigeria’s Sokoto State after ‘blasphemy’ killing

Muslim mobs on 14 May targeted Christians in Nigeria’s Sokoto State in violent protests over the arrest of gang leaders who had killed a Christian college student, Deborah Yakubu, two days earlier. Properties belonging to Christians in Sokoto city, including churches, were damaged, writes Masara Kim.

What led up to the lynching of a Christian university student in Nigeria?

Masara Kim investigates the events that led to Deborah's murder, and the history of blasphemy killings in Nigeria. On the morning of 12 May, Deobrah was dragged out of class during an examination. “Some of her mates shielded her and smuggled her to the security office in the college but police who were deployed early enough did not go to the scene to rescue her. Instead, they fired teargas from outside,” said one source.