The Sokoto Police Command has on Thursday arrested some suspects in connection with Thursday’s killing of a female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Deborah Samuel.
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She was killed and her corpse burnt after she was accused of blasphemy.
Angry students had forcefully removed the victim from the security room where she was hidden by the school authorities, killed her and burnt the building.
A statement by the command, which was signed by Sanusi Abubakar, ASP, said “The students banded together with miscreants and barricaded the Sokoto/Jega road.
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“Upon receiving the information, the DC Operations led a team of policemen and all other operational commanders in the state to the school where the road was cleared and the situation was brought under control. Two students were arrested in connection with the crime committed.
“The school has been closed down by the school authority, and policemen were deployed to give tight security coverage.
“The Commissioner of Police, Sokoto State Command, CP Kamaldeen kola Okunlola fdc,mnim is appealing to members of the public to go about their lawful activities and should not panic as the situation is under control. Meanwhile, the suspects in the viral video on Twitter were spotted and will be nailed soon.”
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