Tobi Adebayo
The Police Command in Sokoto State on Thursday has arrested two students of the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), Sokoto in connection with the killing of their female colleague.
This was announced in a statement issued by the command spokesperson, ASP Sanusi Abubakar on Thursday.
Abubakar said a distress call on the incident was received by the police around 9.00 a.m.
“We received that students were rioting over one female student, named Deborah Samuel, a level two student, who was accused of making a social media post that blasphemed the holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
“Students forcefully removed the victim from the security room where she was hidden by the school authorities, killed her and burnt the building.
“Upon receiving the information, the police-led team and all other operational commanders in the state moved into the school and brought the situation under control.
Alleged blasphemy: Tension in Sokoto as angry mob kill female student
“Two students were arrested in connection with the crime. The school has been closed down by the school authority, and policemen deployed to give tight security coverage.
“All the suspects in the viral video on Twitter would be nailed by the command as soon as possible,” the statement read
