Blasphemy: 15 Suspects Arrested Over Abuja Killing

The Abuja Police Command has revealed that 15 suspects have been arrested following the beating to death and burning of Ahmad Usman on Saturday in Abuja.

This is coming after initial news reports that the FCT Police was yet to make any arrest two days after the ugly incident.

Recall that Ahmad Usman, a 30-year-old resident in the Lugbe area of Abuja, was stoned to death and thereafter set ablaze by a mob over an alleged blasphemous comment against Prophet Muhammed and Allah, in the Lugbe area of Abuja.

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It had earlier been reported that the police was yet to arrest of suspect in connection to the barbaric incident.

Following the reports, the FCT police command in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, disclosed that some suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder.

The statement reads: “The FCT Police Command has arrested 15 suspects in connection with the violence and killing of the late Ahmad Usman, a member of a vigilante group, in the Lugbe Area of the FCT on June 4, 2022”.

“The arrest of the suspects follows ongoing investigations into the unfortunate incident and circumstances that led to the killing of the 30-year-old Usman,”.

The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Babaji Sunday, also assured that the Command would get to the root of the matter and bring all the perpetrators to book.

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