By: News Peddlers
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| Usman Buda [Photo credit: Premium Times] |
Aman, identified as Usman Buda, was brutally murdered by Islamic zealots on Sunday at a place called Abattoir in Sokoto over a blasphemy allegation.
On Sunday evening, Sokoto police spokesperson Ahmad Rufai confirmed the killing to People Gazette.
"We got a distress call in the morning around 9:20 a.m. that a mob attacked one person by name 000 Abattoir in Sokoto,” Mr Rufai said. “They alleged him to have insulted prophet Mohammed (SWAT).
“On reaching the scene, people there took to their heels leaving him in bloodshed, seriously injured. We rescued him and took him to hospital. Unfortunately, later in the day he passed away.”
The police spokesperson also stated that investigations to apprehend Mr Buda's killers have begun.
The murder comes barely a year after Deborah Samuel, a Christian student at Shehu Shagari College of Education in Wamako, Sokoto State, was killed by Islamic fanatics on a similar charge of blasphemy.
The Gazette reported in May that Nigerian police charged Ms Samuel's killers with "public disturbance" but did not appear in court as prosecutors.
Amnesty International condemned Mr Buda's murder and demanded that the Nigerian government conduct an investigation.
"Amnesty International strongly condemns Usman Buda's murder today at a market in Sokoto for alleged blasphemy." Nigerian authorities must investigate this heinous incident immediately and bring those suspected of being responsible to justice."
"Amnesty International strongly condemns the killing of Usman Buda today at a market in Sokoto over alleged blasphemy. Nigerian authorities must immediately investigate this horrifying incident and ensure that those suspected of being responsible are brought to justice,” the human rights organisation said in a tweet
People Gazette