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  • Violence erupts in Sokoto as blasphemy accusation claims another life

    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 that when confronted about his comments, Buda defiantly repeated them, refusing to retract his statement.

    While some suggested that he may have had mental health issues, his business acquaintances, who were familiar with him, attested that he had no history of such problems.

    As tensions escalated, the mob began to attack and beat him mercilessly, ultimately leading to his demise. However, the precise nature of the blasphemous statement Buda made was not disclosed by the witnesses.

    Confirming the incident, the Sokoto State Police Command released a statement through its spokesperson, Ahmad Rufai, stating that they received a distress call and promptly intervened.

    “On 25th June, 2023 at about 0955hrs, a distress call was received at about 0920hrs that one Usman Buda ‘M’ of Gwandu LGA, a butcher at Sokoto Abattoir allegedly blasphemed the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW); as a result, he was mobbed and attacked by some Muslims faithful and inflicted serious injuries on him,” the police said in a statement.

    Unfortunately, the mob had fled the scene, leaving Buda unconscious. He was immediately rushed to Usmanu Danfodio Teaching Hospital Sokoto for treatment but was later pronounced dead.

    The police have launched an investigation into the matter, aiming to apprehend those responsible for the gruesome act and the situation in the area has since returned to a state of calm.

    Deborah Yakubu lynched over allegations of blasphemy in Kaduna State, Nigeria.

    This horrifying incident follows a similar case in May 2022 when a student at the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto Deborah Samuel, was lynched by her fellow students on accusations of blasphemy.

    The shocking nature of these crimes has sparked nationwide outrage, with calls for justice and appeals to the government to apprehend the perpetrators.

    These incidents also underscore the urgent need for measures to protect freedom of speech and religious tolerance, ensuring that justice is served and such acts of violence are unequivocally condemned in society.

  • Police haunt for singer Portable after spearheading a mob attack

    Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, is declared wanted by the police over a mob action he spearheaded.

    The Nigeria Police Force have ordered that he reports himself or risk be haunted by them.

    Portable  landed himself in trouble  when he was seen in a viral video accusing a young man of sending a message to his ‘wife’, asking her to advise him to stay away from his friends for they had no glory.

    Portable was seen asking the young man to name his friends whom he accused of having no glory.

    Without allowing his victim to say a word, the singer asked his boys to beat the helpless guy.

    As they pounced on the victim, Portable was heard in the Yoruba language, saying “e luu pa”, that is, “beat him to death.”

    The incident which was said to have happened in a community within  Ogun state has generated reaction from the state police command,

    In his reaction, the Ogun State police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, while describing the act as unbecoming and barbaric, asked the singer to surrender himself or be declared wanted.

    He said “The attention of Ogun State Police Command has been drawn to a video clip circulating on social media, where a popular hip hop musician, Habeeb Okikiola (a.k.a Portable, the Zazu crooner), was seen organizing some youths to beat up a young man and inflict bodily injury on him. The incident was said to have taken place somewhere within Ogun State about two days ago.

    “Such unruly and violent behaviour is not only barbaric, but unbecoming of somebody who is supposed to be a role model for the youths and therefore should not be tolerated.

    “In view of this, the Command is using this medium to advise Okikiola Habeeb, a.k.a Portable, to report himself at the nearest police station in Ogun State, failure of which his arrest will be ordered.

    “The flagrant display of impunity by Portable in the viral video is condemnable and if not checked, it will send a wrong signal to the youths who are looking up to him as a role model.

    “Jungle justice has no place in our laws and whoever embarked on it must be made to feel the weight of the law, no matter the status of such person,” Oyeyemi said in a statement on Monday.

  • Police shoots man to escape mob attack

    A policeman, Insp. Sunday Ogundapo, the team leader of the Zonal Intervention Squad (ZIS), Obada, Ogun, had allegedly shot one Akeem Akinsanya to death in an effort to escape attack by suspected cultists.

    DSP Hausa Idris-Adamu, the Zone 2 PPRO, said in a statement that the police team had gone to effect the arrest of some suspected cultists when the team leader was attacked.

    “On April 21, at 2 p.m., a team of operatives from the Zonal Intervention Squad (ZIS) Obada Oko area, Abeokuta Ogun State, investigating an alleged case of unlawful possession of arms and ammunition/cultism went to effect an arrest of one Abu ‘m’ a.k.a Regal, a notorious cultist.

    “Regal had been implicated by one Afeez Popoola a.k.a Level who had been previously arrested and undergoing investigation by the team; he is said to be the curator of arms and ammunition of the Eiye Confraternity Cassava Perch in Ifo axis of Ogun State.

    “The said Abu Regal was arrested by the team around 3 p.m. while in possession of one locally made Pistol with Cartridges kept in a handbag. The items were recovered by the police team.

    “Whilst the team was taking the suspects to the station along with the recovered items, a renowned tout popularly known as Obasanjo in company of a host of other suspected cult members ambushed the team and launched an attack on them.

    “One Inspector Sunday Ogundapo, the team leader who happened to be in possession of the recovered exhibits was inflicted with machete injuries on his head.

    “He was about to be dispossessed of his AK47 rifle, in the process of struggling with the mob, a bullet was accidentally discharged hitting one Akeem Akinsanya and he was fatally injured.

    “The remains of the deceased have been deposited at the Ifo General Hospital morgue for postmortem while members of the gang were arrested and are now under investigation.

    “Members of the general public are hereby requested to come forward and assist the police with any useful information that will assist in tracking and apprehending all these cultists and other miscreants that are terrorising innocent citizens,” the PPRO said.