Blasphemy Against Islam: Mob Action Claims Eight Lives


Reports on Monday revealed that about eight persons lost their lives sequel to  violence which escalated over alleged blasphemy against Islam by a student of Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara State.

Governor Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari was present among hundreds of people who came to bury the deceased who were killed when an angry mob set fire on the house of a man who tried to rescue the student. The student reportedly made a blasphemous statement against Islam and Prophet Muhammad and was consequently attacked by a mob.

The boy was said to have been beaten ruthlessly by the enraged mob. The man, whose name was simply given as Tajudeen, took him in his car and rushed the poor boy to a hospital.

The police have imposed a 12-hour curfew in the community, from 7p.m. to 7a.m. daily until further notice, with warning that anyone caught violating the order would be prosecuted.

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