Protests in Nigeria after arrests for ‘blasphemy’ killing of female student

Demonstrators demand release of two students held after murder of Christian woman in Sokoto

Hundreds of people in Nigeria's north-western city of Sokoto demonstrated on Saturday over the arrest of two students after the murder of a Christian student accused of blasphemy, residents said.

Africa's most populous country is roughly divided between Muslims and Christians but religious tensions and deadly clashes are not uncommon, particularly in the north.