Governor Abdulaziz Yari
No fewer than eight persons were killed
on Monday in Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara State after violence
erupted over alleged blasphemy against Islam by a student of Abdu Gusau
Polytechnic, Talata-Mafara.
Governor Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari joined
hundreds of people 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 was alleged to have made a
blasphemous statement against Islam and Prophet Muhammad and was
consequently attacked by a mob.
The boy was said to have been beaten to
pulp by the mob. The man, whose name was simply given as Tajudeen, took
him in his car and rushed him to a hospital.
A witness said the mob, angered by Tajudeen’s act, moved to his house, set it on fire and killed eight persons.
The governor, who called for an
emergency Security Council meeting over the incident, expressed sadness
and vowed that “no stone will be left unturned until all those behind
this act are brought to book”.
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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