About two weeks after Islamic fanatics murdered a man identified as Usman Buda over an allegation of blasphemy in Sokoto, the Nigerian Police have yet to make any arrest of the culprits.

“No arrest has been made yet,” Ahmad Rufai, Sokoto police spokesperson, told Peoples Gazette. “We are still investigating the matter. Once the investigation is concluded, we will relate with the media.”

On June 25, Peoples Gazette reported how zealots killed Mr Buda over an allegation of blasphemy, a development that attracted widespread condemnation from Nigerians.

Amidst widespread criticism, the police vowed to fish out his killers. However, at the time of filing this report, no arrest has been made over the killing.

Nigerians condemned Mr Buda’s murder, recalling that Deborah Samuel, a Christian student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Wamako, Sokoto State, was killed for the same reason.

Amnesty International condemned Mr Buda’s murder, accusing the Nigerian government of creating a permissive environment for reckless killings by fanatics.

In May, The Gazette reported how Nigerian police charged Ms Samuel’s killers with “public disturbance” and failed to show up in court as prosecutors, sabotaging their prosecution and letting them off the hook.