Nigerian Christian Student Stoned to Death as Police Stand By: Witnesses

Nigerian Christian Student Stoned to Death as Police Stand By: Witnesses
A solemn ceremony for Deborah Emmanuel near the family home in northeast Niger state on May 14. Courtesy of Emmanuel family
Douglas Burton
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A so-called blasphemy killing of a female Christian student in Sokoto, Nigeria, on May 12 occurred as scores of armed, uniformed policemen failed to intervene, according to eyewitnesses who spoke to The Epoch Times.

At least 50 uniformed policemen, including six Department of State Security officers, were at the scene of the stoning death by Muslim students of 22-year-old Deborah Emmanuel, but none acted in her defense, according to a person who spoke on condition of anonymity over concerns of government retaliation.

Douglas Burton
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Douglas Burton is a former U.S. State Department official who was stationed in Kirkuk, Iraq. He writes news and commentary from Washington, D.C.
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