From Okwe Obi, Abuja
The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED), has stoutly condemned the lynching of Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, (SSCOE) who was accused of blasphemy.
CHRICED’s Executive Director, Ibrahim Zikirullahi, in a statement, stressed that the killing was an affront to the humanity of all Nigerians, a slap on the faces of “true Muslims and adherents of Prophet Muhammad.”
He suggested that a national conference should be organized to address what he called “the multi-faceted problems confronting the country.”
He said: “CHRICED strongly condemn in its entirety the gruesome murder of Deborah Samuel by some students of Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), Sokoto for merely expressing her concern over the invasion of their WhatsApp platform.
“Denounces every motive behind this dastard act and views it as a heinous crime against humanity. It is a slap on the faces of true Muslims and adherents of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
“Demands a full-scale investigation of this assault and calls for immediate arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators of this brutal and shameful act in Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), Sokoto; and
“Urges immediate closure of Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), pending the investigation of the gruesome murder of Deborah Samuel to determine the culpability or otherwise of all actors who played various role in the perpetration of the heinous crime.”