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How Muslim Man Was Burnt To Death In Abuja For Alleged Blasphemy
A mob in Abuja has reportedly stoned a man and burnt him after he reportedly made what they alleged to be blasphemy in their consideration.
The man who was believed to have been a Muslim was said to have acted to secure liberty for a man that was being sought by a Vigilance members in the Lugbe area of Abuja.
GreenWhiteGreen GWG is unable to confirm the nature of the statement reportedly uttered by the man.
According to reports, the some members of a vigilance group that was said to be guarding the Timber shed market at the Federal Housing Estate in Abuja had sought to arrest some residents wandering around the market in the early hours of Saturday.
The residents in the Lugbe area of Abuja were said to have urged the vigilance group to free them in “the name of Allah” but one of the vigilance group’s members kicked and made a comment that they regarded as blasphemy.
A trader in the Lugbe, Abuja market alleged that the vigilante was beaten and stoned before he was set ablaze for the alleged act of blasphemy.
GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that the blasphemy burning in Abuja is happening just weeks after a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto was burnt to death by Muslim students after she said that her class WhatsApp platform should not be used for religious purposes.
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