Nigeria's Sokoto state declares curfew over student killing protests

Nigeria's Sokoto state declares curfew over student killing protests

Nigeria's Sokoto state has declared an immediate 24-hour curfew to quell protests demanding the release of suspects in the killing of Deborah Samuel last week, a statement from the governor's office said.

Murder of Nigerian Student Over Alleged Blasphemy Triggers Protests, Curfew

Authorities in Nigeria’s Sokoto state are enforcing a 24-hour curfew, imposed Saturday to quell protests demanding the release of suspects in the killing of college student Deborah Yakubu. Yakubu was beaten and burned by fellow students Thursday for alleged blasphemous comments about the Muslim Prophet Muhammad in a WhatsApp group. The curfew imposed by state authorities held firm Sunday. Major streets in Sokoto state were calm and deserted. Chu…

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Nigeria: Curfew imposed in Sokoto following protests over blasphemy killing | Africanews

Hundreds of Muslims poured into the streets of the northwestern Nigerian city of Sokoto in protest over the arrest of two students following the murder of a Christian student accused of blasphemy. Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education was on Thursday stoned to death

Nigeria: Student's brutal killing triggers protest, curfew

Nigerian authorities have ordered a curfew in a northwestern state, where hundreds protested to demand the release of suspects in the brutal killing of a Christian student accused of blasphemy against Islam.

Student’s brutal killing triggers protest, curfew in Nigeria

Hundreds protested to demand the release of suspects in the slaying of a Christian student accused of blasphemy against Islam.