A community in zamfara state, Talata-mafara has on Monday seen no less than 8 people killed on the basis of religious blasphemy.
Violence erupted when a student of Abdu Gusau polytechnic was accused of blasphemy against islam.
The attackers were said to have set fire on the house of a
man who tried to rescue the student. The student was
alleged to have made a blasphemous statement against
Islam and Prophet Muhammad and was consequently
attacked by a mob who beat him to a pulp. The man,
whose name was simply given as Tajudeen, took him in
his car and rushed him to a hospital.
According to a witness, in anger the mob who were not
pleased with Tajudeen’s action, marched to his house,
set it on fire and killed eight persons.
The governor, who called for an emergency Security
Council meeting over the incident, expressed sadness
and vowed that “no stone will be left unturned until all
those behind this act are brought to book".
Mean while the police have imposed a 12-hour curfew in the
community, from 7pm to 7am daily until further notice,
with warning that anyone caught violating the order
would be prosecuted.
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