Sokoto police arrest two suspected killers of female student mobbed over blasphemy

The Nigerian Police, Sokoto State Command, has confirmed the arrest of two students suspected to be involved in the killing of a female student, identified as Deborah Samuel, for alleged blasphemy in Sokoto. 

This was made known in a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sanusi Abubakar, on Thursday. 

The statement reads, “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, Kamaldeen Okunlola, 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,” the circular added. 

Before her death, Deborah was a level two student of Shehu Shagiri College of Education, Sokoto.