The mob killing of Deborah Samuel, who was accused of blasphemy, has reignited debate in Nigeria over its blasphemy legal guidelines.
Deborah Samuel, a 21-year-old Christian scholar in faculty in northern Nigeria, was crushed her dying after being accused of blasphemy over a WhatsApp voice notice.
Blasphemy legal guidelines have lengthy been controversial within the nation.
Though Nigerian regulation will not be based mostly on any faith, 12 states within the Muslim-majority north have Islamic courts that view blasphemy as an offence punishable by dying.
However dying sentences for blasphemy have by no means been carried out. As a substitute, blasphemy allegations usually result in mob killings.
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