Nigeria: Murder of Nigerian Student Over Alleged Blasphemy Triggers Protests, Curfew

Nigeria: Murder of Nigerian Student Over Alleged Blasphemy Triggers Protests, Curfew

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[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Authorities in Nigeria's Sokoto state are enforcing a 24-hour curfew, imposed Saturday to quell protests demanding the release of suspects in the killing of college student Deborah Yakubu. Yakubu was beaten and burned by fellow students Thursday for alleged blasphemous comments about the Muslim Prophet Muhammad in a WhatsApp group.

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