At least eight people were burnt to death by a mob on Monday at Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata Mafara, Zamfara state, following alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammed by a student of the college.
The male student was accused of committing blasphemy during an exchange of words with a Muslim friend, resulting in tension at the school.
A student of the university told TheCable that when the accused saw the danger to his life, he ran to a house to hide himself.
However, his assailants forcefully gained entrance and set the house ablaze, killing their target and all the seven people inside.
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Zamfara state command of the Nigeria police force confirmed the incident, saying it had enforced an indefinite curfew in the town until peace is restored.
Shehu Muhammad, deputy superintendent of police and spokesman of the police in the state, warned the public to respect the curfew, saying violators would be arrested and prosecuted.
The police also called on religious leaders in the state to speak with their followers to embrace peace.
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Authorities of the polytechnic closed the institution down with immediate effect, after the incident.
27 comments
This is a religion of terror. Very inhumane. How can people be so babaric and call this in the name of religion.
Really? How about this, leveticus 24-16. Those who blesphem the name of the lord should be stone to death. Do you really read your book with understanding? I dont think so.
OLD TESTAMENT. WE ARE NOT JEWS BUT CHRISTIANS READ.READ ABOUT JESUS FIRST TO UNDERSTAND CHRISTIANITY
Give examples of those who have been been stoned to death under Lev 24:16.
It is unfortunate.
According to Lev 24 verse 16 : Those who should be stoned to death by a mob are those who blaspheme the NAME OF YAHWEH OR GOD ALMITHY.
Hide your head in shame Mr. Musa. Your support for such cruelty, wickedness and barbarism only depicts what your type of people have turned the world into. A Mere words of mouth and seven people are killed? Clap for your self. May God heal your land and cleanse you all from this satisfaction for blood. I just wonder who gains from all these nonsensical attitude to each other. Where is the love in our society, where is forgiveness, what is the value for life? May God help us.
Have you ever heard that anyone was harmed for blasphemy by Christians? How much more blood will appease your allah? The combnation of your religion with illiteracy is too dangerous for this world.
Really? So that’s your only response? Pathetic
Haba Nasiru Christ has abolish every act of human killing all in the name of blaspheming or an kind of sin John 8:1-7. Nasiru the worst thing that can happen to any human being on earth is death because after death every thing about the person is over. And now people take pleasure in kill fellow human being easily all in the name of religion? Can someone fight for God? I think no because God is super mighty to every thing else we may think of. It seems that is only Northern Muslim that know how to fight and kill all in the name of blasphemy. The yoruba muslim and Igala muslim with other religion are living together in peace and harmony are there not muslim or reading the same Quaran that the Hausa Muslim are reading? Please Nasiru can you point out to me where PM said the muslim should kill in the name of blaspheming?
How many have you heard or seen stoned by Christians who own, read and apply the Bible. Wicked souls who hold no value for human life. Better repent and give your life to Christ. SMH.
And has any Christian stoned one of you? Jesus came with the message of Love which supersedes every other law… Love ur number as you love ursef! It’s just disappointing that some of you are myopic
They should continue killing abi? Like seriously?
You are not a christian so do not quote one line of te scripture to justifg barbaric actions of your people
Mallam Nasiru musa,it’s quite unfortunate people like you call ‘itself’Muslim bcos the Islam that I practise is a peaceful religion…you shd hide your head in shame as one of the responder said….the Prophet(SAW)preached tolerance,love and forgiveness,isn’t dt in your own Hadits?Of course not!.Lives were taken bcos of mere mouth word,as if the life of the innocent boy they accused of blasphemy isn’t too much to take,those vampires still went ahead and kill those he seeked refuge in their house!.Islam thought you dt too?kill anyone in name of Islam, even wen dey offend you not!may Allah(swt)forgive them!You Hausas have read the Quran upside down,seive it and pick that from the Quran that suits you…May Allah(swt)forgive you all and cleanse your land of the innocent blood you shed.
May the souls of those killed rest in peace,may Allah grant them Aljanah fridaous and grant the families the fortitude to be the loss
@Abideen you called yourself a muslim and you said may may Allah Grant them jannah???? Does the islam you practice teach you to support those insulting our noble prophets????
Aswear, if I lay my hands on you and that barbarian called Nasiru, I will ensure you guys are locked up in a den of Lions. Probably you will appreciate life more when you get there
Abiden. You made my day. I am happy that people like you exists. There is hope. I have worked and lived with Muslims for over 15 years. They don’t need to preach to me before I know that Islam stand for peace. Sometimes it’s like these killers have a different type of Quoran. I suggest that we should seperate criminality from religion. We have a problem but God is well able.
U cant use ur perception to judge in islam. read ur quran check the verse where ALLAH said dont take the enemy of ALLAh and the prophet s.a.w as an alies even if they are ur brother or close friend. so watch ur mouth before u judge othet verily Allah Will remind u of what u used to do
Ok, do our Muslim brothers know the after effect of what they are doing?, show me in the Koran where it was written that any person that write or speck ill of Muslim or Mohammed will be burn to ashes. I have lots of Muslim friends and we joke around with each others faith without any malice but for some one to kill or take another person’s life for a word of mouth is outrages. Buhari may God judge every one of us.
Do not come here to lie!
Tell us what country you and your “muslim friends” live in. If in Nigeria, let us know the state. A muslim will tolerate a joke about islam and mohammed if and only if he (she) is in the minority.
See the comment by “Nasiru Musa” who believes murder is justified.
U r very right, a muslim will tolerate a joke about islam and mohammed if and only if he (she) is in the minority.
Hmmm! what a peaceful religion.
The irony of blasphemy in any religion is the fact that the person making the blasphemy is not given the opportunity to repent. The blood of the victim rest on the perpetrators except they repent.
Its unfortunate the kind of religion my fellow northern Muslims preach. Christians say no one can be holier than the Pope but our Muslims faithful in Nigeria are holier than the mecca they attend. Allah have mercy on your wicked souls. A true moslem does not engage is such barbarism like yours.
Every Moslem should give their lives to Jesus Christ.
Why is it that no Moslem from the south ever kill for blasphemy? why are most of these aboki things so different?
@Nasiru what type of Musulmi are you?
Definitely the perpetrators of the dastardly act are peopled like you. And i hate when illiterates are too religious, it is dangerous to all. I Wonder why people just decide to fight do Allah and Mohammed, are they handicaps, Allah is all powerful, fighting for him will trigger His wrath upon you. May Allah have mercy upon all who fight for in Jesus name.
Religion coupled with mass poverty and illiteracy is to blame. I know very good Muslims who are peaceful people, but they are all of them literate….
If only our northern brothers would go to school, such tragedies would seldom occur. Then again, Islam is a religion that needs to undergo massive reformation….
From the information gathered was that the is from kogi state,this is second time of such act.he write paper insulting prophet mohammed (s.a.w) and Allah (s.w.t) some of you that are comments with ignore or personal interest you please don’t course religions crisis.my advice to my Muslim brothers and sisters please don’t arguing with anybody that will result to fait,in the name of religion.allah said in only Qura an this is my religion Islam and best way of worship is salat