Tension is building up in Katsina State capital following a social media post deemed offensive by some residents. The Facebook post, allegedly written by a Christian indigene from the state, one Mani Abubakar, sparked anger and led to the destruction of his house and car at Babaruga after he escaped late Tuesday night, as per … Read more
The police in Sokoto, northwest Nigeria have confirmed the arrest of at least eight suspected killers of a butcher, Usman Buda, who was killed by a mob in June for alleged blasphemy. SAHARA REPORTERS reports.JAMB Result The Sokoto Police Public Relations Officer, Rufai Ahmad disclosed this to SaharaReporters on Thursday morning. He further revealed that … Read more
An angry mob in the northern Nigerian city of Sokoto has killed a Muslim man for alleged blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed, police and residents said. THE SOUTH AFRICAN reports.Information Guide Nigeria Usman Buda, a butcher at the city abattoir, “was mobbed and attacked by some Muslim faithful (who) inflicted serious injuries on him”, Sokoto … Read more
A Bauchi State Upper Sharia Court of Appeal has ordered the arrest of a popular Islamic cleric over alleged blasphemy. NAIJA NEWS reports.Information Guide Nigeria Naija News learned that the Imam of Dutsen-Tanshi Jumma’at Mosque, Idris Abdul’aziz, is accused of incitement of public peace disturbance and blasphemy. It was gathered that the cleric made blasphemous comments … Read more
Blasphemy: Tension As Another Christian Girl Escapes Death A Christian lady has reportedly escaped being killed in Katanga, Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State as a result of an alleged case of blasphemy.Information Guide Nigeria According to THEWILL, Muslim youths mounted a search for the Christian lady immediately after the Jummaat prayers, but could … Read more
No Quran Verse Supports Unjust Killing, Blasphemy – Akewugbagold Sheik Taofeek Akewugbagold, a popular Islamic scholar, has said that the Islamic religion frowned at the unjust killing over blasphemy.Information Guide Nigeria According to INDEPENDENT, Akewugbagold said this while speaking on the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. INDEPENDENT … Read more