A year after a female student of the Shehu Shagari College, Deborah Emmanuel, was allegedly set on fire by her schoolmates on May 12, 2022, due to accusations of blasphemy against Prophet Mohammed, Nigerians have taken to their social media handles to mourn the deceased.
A Nigerian Catholic priest serving in Gambia, Fr Kelvin Ugwu, offered prayers on Friday that those responsible for the heinous act of burning Deborah Emmanuel, in Sokoto State, would never find peace.
He took to on his Facebook page to ask the Nigerian government to tell Nigerians what happened to the suspects.
He wrote, “I am asking the Governor of Sokoto, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, please sir, where are the killers of Deborah? Have you found them? Where did you keep them? What did you do to them?
“I am asking President Muhammadu Buhari, where are the killers? Are they invisible? Have they been arrested?
“And to the Nigeria Police Force, what has happened to the swiftness you normally employ in arresting people who make posts on social media you consider inciting and divisive? What did you do to the killers of Ms Deborah? Where are the killers?”
Reacting to his post, @Chineye Ilona wrote, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
@Ayaka Daniel wrote, “No peace for the wicked, unless they repent of their evils.”
Anastasia Lucky, wrote, “Dear miss Deborah Yakubu, I hope you found peace in God’s blossom. One thing I know for sure is that Jesus Christ has a reward for every man. Rest in Jesus name.”
Speaking in an exclusive report on Thursday, the spokesperson of the Sokoto Police Command, DSP Sanusi Abubakar, told Daily Post that the command had played its part by charging the suspects to court.
He said, “The police as an institution, when we charge a case to the court, it is left for the judge to determine whether the suspect is found guilty or not.
“Our duty as police agency is to conduct investigation, and charge the suspect to court. It is now in the hands of the court to determine the end.
“We as a police, we have played our part. It is now left for the judiciary to do the necessary”.
