By Ademola Adeleke
Facts have emerged over what led to the gruesome murder of Deborah Samuel, a christian female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Wamako.
Miss Samuel, a 200 level Home-Economics student, accused of blasphemy, beaten and killed, had complained over the inundation of religious broadcast messages shared to her department’s WhatsApp platform.
The deceased had in a voice note, told her coursemates that the group was created solely for academic purpose, such as sharing important information regarding tests, assignments, deadlines, examinations and the likes.
The voice message drew the anger of fanatic coursemates who found her comment as an insult and blasphemy, according to their Islamic beliefs.
Miss Deborah was mobbed at the school’s security post by irate students who hit her repeatedly with sticks and stones till she died.
Her dying body was later set ablaze.
Sokoto police spokesman Sanusi Abubakar declined comments about the incident when reached for comments
The state government through a statement by the commissioner for information had announced immediate closure of the school.
