•••URGES SECURITY AGENCIES TO FISH OUT CULPRITS
Arch Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto on Thursday described the Killing of a female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto State, Deborah Yakubu, as an inhuman act.
The vocal Bishop vehemently condemned the killing of the student and urged security agencies to immidiately unravel the killers of the innocent girl.
Deborah Yakubu, a female student of the institution was killed and burnt by some Muslim students for allegedly blaspheming against Prophet Mohammed in a WhatsApp platform.
The Network gathered that the girl Jesus Christ was the greatest.
Bishop Kukah, in a statement urged the security operatives to fish out the perpetrators of the evil act and ensure they are punished according to the law of the country.
“I have received with deep shock the incident that occured in the Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto State, leading to the gruesome murder of Miss Deborah Yakubu, a 200 level home economics student today
“We condemn this incident in the strongest terms and call on the authorities to investigate this tragedy and ensure that all the culprits are brought to book.
“The only obligation that is owed her immediate family, her fellow students and the school authority is the assurance that those who are guilty of this inhuman act, no matter their motivation, are punished according to the law of the land.
“Christians have lived peacefully with their Muslim neighbours in Sokoto over the years. This matter must be treated as a criminal act and the law must take its cause”. He said.
