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Nigeria's Sokoto state declares curfew over student killing protests

Published: 14 May 2022 - 05:04 pm | Last Updated: 14 May 2022 - 05:06 pm
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Reuters

Nigeria's Sokoto state has declared an immediate 24-hour curfew to quell protests demanding the release of suspects in the killing of Deborah Samuel last week, a statement from the governor's office said.

Samuel was beaten and burned by fellow students for alleged blasphemous statements about the Prophet Mohammad in a Whatsapp group.