Tag: Blasphemy
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Angry mob attacks churches over allegations of blasphemy
An enraged mob in Pakistan vandalised churches in a Christian neighbourhood over allegations of blasphemy, officials said on Wednesday. Hundreds of people rioted in a Christian neighbourhood in the city of Jaranwala in Punjab province, security sources said.
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Protests in Abuja over ”blasphemy” in Sweden
Some Muslim youths protested at National Mosque’s premises in Abuja to express their anger with what happened in Sweden recently, which they called blasphemy.
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Sokoto Governor Vows to Deal Decisively with Blasphemers
In the wake of a recent incident involving the killing of a butcher accused of making blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad, Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has issued a stern warning against any acts that degrade the personality of the Prophet. The Governor’s spokesperson Abubakar Bawa, released a statement conveying Governor Aliyu’s position on…
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Violence erupts in Sokoto as blasphemy accusation claims another life
In a tragic incident that took place at the Sokoto metropolis abattoir on Sunday, a butcher Usman Buda, was brutally killed by an enraged mob after being accused of making blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad. It was gathered that Buda’s alleged blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad, triggered a confrontation with the people present. Eyewitnesses reported…
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Barely a year after killing Deborah, Islamic extremists again slaughter man in Sokoto over blasphemy
A group of Islamic extremists on Sunday killed a butcher, Usman Buda, for alleged blasphemy in Sokoto State. Ahmad Rufai, Sokoto police spokesperson, confirmed the killing on Sunday evening. He said, “We got a distress call in the morning around 9:20 a.m. that a mob attacked one person by name Usman Buda, at Abattoir in…
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One Year On: Justice Eludes Deborah Samuel, Victim of Blasphemy Killing
One year after the brutal murder of Deborah Samuel, a Christian woman accused of blasphemy, justice is yet to be served as her killers remain at large. Samuel was reportedly beaten to death by a mob in her home in Kaduna State on May 12, 2022, after being accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad. The…
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Death sentence on Islamic cleric excites group in Zamfara
A Zamfara-based Islamic group on Wednesday in Gusau commended Kano Upper Shari’a Court for convicting an Islamic scholar, Abduljabbar Kabara to death by hanging for blasphemy. The Kano Upper Shari’a Court sentenced Kabara to death by hanging on Dec. 15, 2022,
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Kano Court sentences Sheik Nasiru to death by hanging for blasphemy
Sheik AbdulJabar Nasiru, has been sentenced to death for blasphemy against the Prophet of Islam, by Kano Senior Magistrate, Justice Ibrahim Sarki Yola in Kano. Justice Ibrahim Sarki Yola found Sheik AbdulJabar Nasiru Kabara guilty of blasphemy and all charges levelled against him, where he was accused of making unremarkable statements against the prophet Muhamm
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We’re still searching for Deborah’s killers – Sokoto Police
The Sokoto State Police Command said the killers of Deborah Samuel are yet to be arrested. Deborah, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education was in May 2022, stoned to death by some students believed to be her classmates over alleged blasphemy. DSP Sanusi Abubakar, the spokesman for the command, explained that those…
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JUST IN: Man set ablaze in Abuja over alleged blasphemy [VIDEO]
A man has been killed in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital after he was set ablaze following an argument over alleged blasphemy. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the incident happened at the Lugbe Timber Shed, along Airport Road in Abuja.