What the records say
- When
- 12 May 2022
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 13.00° N, 5.22° E
- Description
- killing of student accused of blasphemy in Nigeria
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Lynching of Deborah Yakubu
2022 Islamist lynching of student accused of blasphemy in Nigeria
On 12 May 2022, Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a second-year Nigerian Christian college student, was stoned to death by a mob of Muslim students in Sokoto, Nigeria, after being accused of blasphemy against Islam. The Muslim suspects arrested were charged with "criminal conspiracy and incitement of public disturbance", bailable offences with a maximum two year jail time. A team of 34 lawyers led by Prof.
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