For a simple WhatsApp message where she questions the legitimacy of the Prophet Muhammad, Deborah Samuel, a student from Sokoto, was stoned on May 12 by her comrades, her body burned.
In this state in northwestern Nigeria where Sharia is in force, the arrest of the murderers sparked demonstrations.
A curfew has been declared.
Monday, in the Northeast, another woman also accused of blasphemy was saved
in extremis
from a raging crowd by warning shots from the police.
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Benjamin Augé is an associate researcher at the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri).
LE FIGARO.- The stoning of Deborah caused shock waves on social networks. Is this kind of event commonplace in remote areas of the country?
Benjamin AUGE
.- I would not say that they are commonplace.
But unfortunately this is not the first time.
This type of drama is the…
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