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A female Nigerian student was beaten to death and set on fire by fellow students who accused her of posting “blasphemous” statements in a student Whatsapp group, two witnesses and police said.

The Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto said in a statement that it had closed the college indefinitely.The Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto said in a statement that it had closed the college indefinitely.

Two suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of the student, who was identified as Deborah Samuel, said a spokesperson for the Sokoto state command.“There is a WhatsApp group being used by the students and her Muslim colleague student posted an Islamic piece. She criticised the posting,” said one of the witnesses, who declined to be named.

School security and police attempted to rescue the victim but were overwhelmed by the students, the witnesses said. “The police sacrificed the lady after the students began throwing sticks and stones at them, then the students used stones and sticks to beat the lady. After being beaten, she was set on fire.”

 

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