Buhari finally breaks silence on murder of Deborah Samuel

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally broken his silence on the murder of a female student in Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, for alleged blasphemy.

Deborah, IDOMA VOICE reports was lynched by fellow students on Shehu Shagari College of Education, for allegedly making derogatory statements about the Prophet of Islam, Mohammed.

In a statement on Friday, 24 hours after the incident, Buhari said no person has the right to take the law in his or her own hands in this country. Violence has and never will solve any problem,” said the president.

“President Muhammadu Buhari strongly condemns the resort to self-help by the mob in sokoto, resulting in violence, destruction and killing of a second year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, following an allegation that she had blasphemed Muhammad (SAW), the Prophet of Islam on Thursday,” the president’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, wrote in a Friday statement.

The statement reads below;

PRESIDENT BUHARI REACTS TO SOKOTO KILLING LINKED TO ALLEGED BLASPHEMY, SAYS VIOLENCE DOES NOT SOLVE PROBLEMS

President Muhammadu Buhari strongly condemns the resort to self-help by the mob in sokoto, resulting in violence, destruction and killing of a second year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, following an allegation that she had blasphemed Muhammad (SAW), the Prophet of Islam on Thursday.

President Buhari said the news of the killing of the young lady by fellow students was a matter of concern and demanded an impartial, extensive probe into all that happened before and during the incident.

The President noted that Muslims all over the world demand respect for the Holy Prophets, including Isah (Alaihissalaam, Jesus Christ) and Muhammad (SAW) but where transgressions occur, as alleged to be the case in this instance, the law does not allow anyone to take matters into their hands.

Moreover, religious leaders preach that it is not for the believer to judge the actions of another person. The constituted authority must be allowed to deal with such matters when they arise.