Some Muslim youths in Sokoto State on Saturday morning
trooped out to the streets in their numbers to protest against those accusing
them of resorting to self-help and jungle justice over the killing of a female
student for alleged blasphemy.
The youths also called on the State Government as well as
security agencies to as a matter of urgency release those arrested in
connection with the killing.
Our correspondent, who came across the youths procession
along Maiduguri road, saw the protesters armed with placards with different
inscriptions while they were shouting “Allahu Akbar” translated in English as ‘God
is great’.
It was gathered that the protest started at the roundabout of
Zabira mall and they marched through Gao-nama onwards flyover within the state
metropolis.
Meanwhile, combined team of security operatives including
soldiers from the 8 Division, Police, DSS, and NSCDC were seen monitoring the
protest and stationed in strategic positions to avert breakdown of law and
order.
The victim, Deborah Emmanuel, a 200 level female student of
Shehu Shagari College of Education, was mobbed and killed before his corpse was
set ablaze within the school premises on Thursday.
The late Deborah was accused of blasphemy in a voicenote she
dropped on her class’ WhatsApp platform, in which she was alleged to have
blasphemed Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Before today’s protest, invitation had been sent out by some
youths calling on all Muslim youths in the state to assemble for a peaceful
protest starting from 9 am today to call for the release of those arrested in
connection with the Thursday’s incident.
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