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Deborah’s mother collapses as corpse arrives hometown in Niger for burial

The remains of Deborah Samuel, student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was burnt to death on Thursday for alleged blasphemy, has arrived Tunga Magajiya in Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State.

Deborah’s mother is said to be unconscious since she heard of her death while the father has been inconsolable, The Nation reports.

The family is in a meeting to determine how the burial will take place.

Reports said when the body was on its way to Niger State, the Sokoto State Government called it should be returned as the body has become government property.

But her family insisted she would be buried today.

Pastor of the family, who is in charge of 1st ECWA in Tunga Magajiya, Pastor Emmanuel Maaji, said the bereaved family is not happy with the way the government is handling the issue with kid gloves.

He disclosed that the body of Deborah was brought in a chartered bus, adding that immediately after the driver dropped the body, he returned to Sokoto.

He said that Deborah had been living with family members in Sokoto since her primary school days.

Attah Michael

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