Ms Jatau’s arrest and prolonged detention have raised concerns from international bodies.
On June 25, Peoples Gazette reported how zealots killed Mr Buda over an allegation of blasphemy, a development that attracted widespread condemnation from Nigerians.
When patterns repeat themselves, they become a tradition and we get desensitised.
Sokoto mob murdered Usman Buda, a trader, on Sunday for blasphemy.
“The Nigerian authorities continue to create a permissive environment for brutality. #Sokoto #Nigeria #Blasphemy,” Amnesty International stated.
“Blasphemy, though an offence recognised by Nigerian law, is not subject to the whims of members of the public for enforcement,” Mr Adejobi said.
Ahmad Rufai, Sokoto police spokesperson, confirmed this killing to People Gazette on Sunday evening.
“When a president (Muhammadu Buhari) wants to wish me happy Christmas, I need to hear him say nobody should lose their lives.”
The incident on Saturday afternoon in Timber Shed neighbourhood came barely three weeks after a mob in Sokoto lynched a Christian student.
“I do not want my child to be raised by or be in the custody of someone with such extreme religious views.”
