The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Saad Abubakar, has called on residents of the State to remain calm, following the murder of a female student, Deborah Yakubu, by an irate Muslim mob.
Quest Times earlier reported that Deborah, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in‪ Sokoto, was burnt to death by her colleagues for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
It was gathered that the incident happened in the wee hours of Thursday, May 12.
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She was burnt to death by Muslim students who dragged her out of her hostel.
Reacting, the Sultan of Sokoto in a statement signed Thursday, condemned the barbaric act, while urging everyone to remain calm as security agencies fish out the perpetrators of the act.
The statement is below;
