On Friday President Muhammadu Buhari condemned a mob action, resulting in violence, destruction and killing of a second-year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, Miss Deborah Samuel.
Deborah Samuel, was killed on Thursday following an allegation that she had blasphemed Muhammad (SAW), the prophet of Islam.
In a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, President Buhari said the news of the killing of the young lady by fellow students was a matter of concern.
He, therefore, demanded an impartial, extensive probe into all that happened before and during the incident.
The President stated that Muslims all over the world demand respect for the holy prophets, including Isah (Alaihissalaam, Jesus Christ) and Muhammad (SAW).
President Buhari reminds citizens that;
“No person has the right to take the law into his or her own hands in this country. Violence has and never will solve any problem,” the President was quoted as saying in the statement.
To contain the disseminate of erroneous and provocative information through social media. The President has mandated, the Ministries of Information and Culture, Police Affairs, as well as Communications and Digital Economy to work with telecoms service providers and tech companies
He extended the nation’s condolences to the family of the slain student and wished all those injured a quick recovery.
President Buhari commended the immediate response to the incident by the government and urged religious and community leaders to call citizens’ attention to the need to exercise the right to freedom of speech responsibly.
He called for tampered comments by the media and calm among the general population while the investigation continues to find out the remote and immediate causes of the incident.
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