A Bauchi State resident, who has been in prison for 18 months for condemning the killing of Samuel Deborah in Sokoto State, Rhoda Jatau on Friday regained freedom. According to reliable sources, Jatau’s release was facilitated by the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, NIREC, and the Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria, CSWN….
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said that he deleted an earlier tweet on the murder of a student, Deborah Samuel, by religious extremists in a school in Sokoto because it didn’t get the necessary approval from him before it was sent out. Atiku said he condemned the…
The Sokoto State Police Command has revealed that its operatives are still in search of the suspected killers of a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Deborah Samuel. The Informant247 recalls that Samuel was stoned to death in May, 2022, by some students suspected to be her classmates over alleged blasphemy. The spokesperson…
Chibuzor Chinyere, General Overseer of Omega Power Ministry (OPM), has donated a house and a car to the family of Deborah Samuel. The Informant247 had reported that Deborah, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, was beaten, stoned and burnt to death by a mob over alleged blasphemy on May 12. The…
The worldwide popular Nigerian playwright, Professor Wole Soyinka, has expressed concern about the comment of the Chief Imam of Abuja National Mosque, Professor Ibrahim Maqari Yakub on the death of Deborah Samuel. The nobel laureate has called for the immediate sack of the Chief Imam, faulting his reaction to the death of Deborah, a female…
Presidential aspirant under the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal has given assurance to Nigerians that the events which led to the death of Miss Deborah Samuel in Sokoto state will not repeat itself again. He said the drama and scenario that surrounded the issue should not be regarded as…
The European Union (EU) has expressed its dissatisfaction over the lynching of Nigerian citizen, Deborah Samuel in Sokoto State. The life of the 200 level Shehu Shagari College of Education student was violently cut short by a mob, over blasphemy, last Thursday. The international organization has charged the Nigerian authorities to ensure that the perpetrators…
The Police have arraigned two suspects connected with the killing of the 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, accused of blasphemy. The suspects – Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunchi – also students of the college, were arraigned before a magistrate’s court in the state on Monday. Police First Information Report…
Founder and President, Love for All Nations Minister, Yinka Yusuf, has blasted President Muhammadu Buhari for referring to Jesus Christ as a prophet. Remember that Buhari while reacting to the killing of Deborah Samuel who was killed over an alleged blasphemy in Sokoto State, said “Muslims all over the world demand respect for the Holy…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (19 Northern States and Abuja) has called on the federal and state governments not to sweep under the carpet, the matter of a female Christian student, Deborah Samuel, who was gruesomely killed in Sokoto last week. Northern CAN’s spokesperson, Chaplain Jechonia Gilbert, made the call via a statement released in…
Sokoto State government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew it placed on the state following violent protest over the arrest of some suspects of the killing of Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Isah Bajini, via a statement said: “Sequel to the briefing by the security heads in the State, the…
Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams has condemned the killing of Deborah Samuel. While demanding justice for the victim and her family, Adams said the perpetrators must be brought to book. In a statement released by his spokesperson, on Sunday, Kehinde Aderemi reminded the public that Nigeria is not a lawless country. Adams…
Mrs. Alheri Emmanuel, mother of Deborah, who was gruesomely murdered by a mob at Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, by her schoolmates last Thursday, has vowed never to allow any of her remaining seven children go to school again to avoid the fate that befell her promising daughter. She spoke as the husband and…
The Imam of National Mosque Abuja, Ibrahim Maqari, says Muslims have some red lines which must not be crossed especially as regards the dignity of the Prophet. The Imam said this at a time when a Christian female student Deborah Samuel was burnt to death by a mob for blasphemy in Sokoto state. Imam Maqari…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the gruesome murder of Deborah Samuel, adding that killing for any God in the name of blasphemy is ungodly, satanic, foolish, reprehensible and totally unacceptable. The Informant247 had reported that a 200 Level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State was murdered for “blasphemy”….
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the payment of debarment allowance for retired military personnel. The military veterans, under the aegis of Coalition of Concerned Veterans, had embarked on a nationwide protest on January 5, with a vow to disrupt the celebration of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day on January 15, but suspended the protest following…
The Sokoto State Police Command said it has arrested two suspects in connection with the lynching of Deborah Samuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education who was lynched by a mob on Thursday. Ms Samuel was said to be 200 level student of the Department of Early Childhood Education in the college….
The brutal killing of Deborah Samuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, over alleged blasphemy has received widespread reactions. The Informant247 had gathered that the 200 level student was reported to have dropped what was considered the blasphemous comment in a student’s WhatsApp platform. It was reported that a person dropped…
