Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari
No fewer than eight persons were killed
on Monday in Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara following violence that
erupted over alleged blasphemy by a student of Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata-Mafara.
The state governor, Abdulaziz Yari,
joined hundreds of people to bury the deceased, who were said to have
all been killed when an angry mob set fire on the house of a man who
tried to rescue the student.
The student was alleged to have made a blasphemous statement against Islam and Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and was consequently attacked by a mob.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that the boy was said to have been beaten to pulp by the mob, and the
man, whose name was simply given as Tajudeen, took him in his car and rushed to a hospital.
Enraged by the act of the man who
rescued the student, an eyewitness told NAN that the mob moved to his
(Tajudeen’s) house, set it on fire and killed eight persons.
The governor, who called for an
emergency Security Council meeting over the incident, expressed sadness
and vowed that “no stone will be left unturned until all those behind
this act are brought to book”.
NAN further reports that the police have
imposed a 12-hour curfew in the community, from 7PM to 7AM daily until
further notice, with warning that anyone caught violating the order
would be prosecuted.
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