Deborah Samuel: 2 injured as police disperse muslim youths protesting in Sokoto

<p><strong>Residents of <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Sokoto State<&sol;a>&comma; mainly youths&comma; are currently protesting over the arrest of two persons suspected to be involved in the killing of a female student of the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Shehu Shagari College of Education<&sol;a>&comma; identified as <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Deborah Samuel<&sol;a>&comma; for <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">alleged blasphemy<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The protesters in their numbers on Saturday stormed the Sultan of Sokoto’s palace&comma; setting up a bonfire near the building and demanding the release of the two suspects&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But armed policemen fired teargas canisters to disperse the angry crowd&comma; during which two persons were reportedly injured&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14525" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;05&sol;FSt&lowbar;9dkWYAEPIa2-300x163&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"163" &sol;><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14525" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;05&sol;FSt&lowbar;9dkWYAEPIa2-300x163&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"163" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14526" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;05&sol;FSt&lowbar;9f-WQAMoGOj-232x300&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"232" height&equals;"300" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14527" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;05&sol;FSt&lowbar;9f5WYAArRBG-221x300&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"221" height&equals;"300" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14528" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;05&sol;FSt&lowbar;9dkWYAEPIa2-1-300x163&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"163" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Eyewitnesses said the protesters became violent and started hurling objects at the police&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The protesters wielded placards with inscriptions such as&comma; <strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Release our Muslim brothers”&comma; Muslims Are Not Terrorists”<&sol;strong>&comma; among others&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Commenting on social media&comma; one Jefiter John&comma; asked residents to stay indoors and avoid areas where the protesters were&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Another social media user asked the government to declare curfew for peace to reign<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Trouble started after the deceased was said to have made the blasphemous comment on a WhatsApp group where her classmates were&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Someone was said to have shared a religious post on the platform&period; Criticising the person&comma; Deborah was said to have made blasphemous statement against Prophet Muhammad&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The college security personnel had to intervened by whisking her to their office but they were overwhelmed by students&comma; who later killed her and set her body ablaze&comma;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em> sources said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Governor Aminu Tambuwal had met with religious leaders on Friday to douse tension&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;