Call for calm in Nigeria after Christian student’s killing
The female student at a college in the city of Sokoto, was killed over alleged 'blasphemy' against Islam.
Religious and political leaders in Nigeria have appealed for calm following the killing of a Christian student accused of blasphemy against Islam. The young woman was attacked by Muslim students at her college in the northern city of Sokoto.
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Photo: Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto city, Nigeria.
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