Hundreds of people in Nigeria's northwestern city of Sokoto demonstrated Saturday over the arrest of two students following the murder of a Christian student accused of blasphemy, residents said. Africa's most populous country is roughly divided between Muslims and Christians, but religious tensions and deadly clashes are not uncommon, particularly in the north. Protesters besieged the palace of Abubakar chanting "Allahu akbar" or God is Great, said resident Bube Ando who lives near the palace. Saturday afternoon, the Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal urged the protesters to return home and announced a curfew. "No person has the right to take the law in his or her own hands in this country.

Source: Ethiopian News May 15, 2022 04:26 UTC