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The Nigeria Police Force, Borno State Command, has said it arrested three persons during the riot by youths over a blasphemous statement made against Prophet Muhammad (SAW) allegedly by a young woman, one Naomi Goni.The arrest was confirmed by the state Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar, on Monday, while addressing newsmen on the issue at…
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Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Director of MURIC The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged Muslims in Borno State to allow the police to handle a case of alleged blasphemy instead of taking the law into their hands. The case involves a woman identified as Naomi Goni, who was alleged to have insulted Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Prof….
Some religious extremists in Borno State have threatened to kill a young woman, identified as Naomi Goni, after claiming that she allegedly insulted Prophet Muhammad (SAW) on Facebook.SaharaReporters learnt that championing the threat is one Abdulmajid Tanko Izge who claimed to be the President of a group, Borno Youth Support. He vowed that the death…
Mubarak Bala The Humanist community in Nigeria has said it was shocked by the sentencing of an atheist, Mubarak Bala for ‘blasphemy’. The community said it is “utterly disgraceful that a court in the 21st century could convict an individual for making innocuous posts on Facebook”. Mubarak Bala It urged the Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government…