Britain Condemns the Murder of Deborah in Sokoto

By Adesina Soyooye

Catriona Laing, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, has condemned the barbaric murder of Deborah Samuel, a second year student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in, Sokoto.

Deborah was murdered on Thursday, May 12, by her colleagues for allegedly, in a voice note asked them to stop posting Religious issues on their Class Whatsaap platform meant for their academic issues.

What she said did not go down well with her colleagues of the Islamic faith, who mobbed her, stoned her and hit her with just about everything, and set her ablaze. They regarded her advice as blasphemous to Holy Prophet Mohammed.

Reacting to the unbelievable  incident, the High Commissioner called on Security Agents to arrest the perpetrators and see that justice is done.

Catriona tweeted on Friday: “I condemn the murder of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto, and urge the Police and relevant authorities to ensure the perpetrators of this horrific act are made to face justice in line with the law.”

Deborah’s murder has been greeted with an avalanche of condemnation from a number of people including Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Presidential Aspirant under the PDP, former Senate President, Pius Anyim, as well as the Sultanate Council, Sokoto.

Presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, after an initial tweet condemning it, distanced himself from the tweet, took it down, and said it was not authorized by him.

There has been no reaction from the Federal Government, but the Governor of Sokoto State, another Presidential aspirant, Aminu Tambuwal, immediately ordered the indefinite closure of the College.

The Police say two people have been arrested in connection with the murder.