Nigeria student killing: Round-the-clock curfew in Sokoto after protests

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Source: BBC

Nigeria student killing: Round-the-clock curfew in Sokoto after protests

14 May 2022

A 24-hour curfew has been declared in Sokoto, Nigeria, after protesters took to the streets demanding the release of two suspects in the murder of a Christian student last week.

Deborah Samuel was beaten and burned by Muslim students who accused her of posting "blasphemous" statements about Islam in a WhatsApp group on Thursday.

Her death has been widely condemned by Muslims and Christians across Nigeria.

On Saturday, demonstrators burned tyres and the police fired teargas.

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