Female student in Nigeria beaten to death over ‘blasphemy’
by Reuters in Kano from World news | The Guardian on (#5Z5ZA)
Witnesses say police failed to disperse mob of fellow students in Sokoto who set victim on fire following WhatsApp comments
A female student in Nigeria was beaten to death and set on fire by fellow students who accused her of posting blasphemous" statements in a WhatsApp group, two witnesses have said.
The school, located in Nigeria's north-western state of Sokoto, was immediately closed down following the attack.
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