Christian Student’s Killers Released Unprosecuted as Murder Anniversary Passes

Christian Student’s Killers Released Unprosecuted as Murder Anniversary Passes
A solemn ceremony for Deborah Emmanuel near the family home in northeast Niger state on May 14, 2022. Courtesy of Emmanuel Family
Douglas Burton
Masara Kim
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The alleged killers of a Christian college student in Nigeria were released in January because Sokoto state prosecutors deliberately refused to show up in court, The Epoch Times has learned.

Four days after Deborah Emmanuel was stoned to death at the entrance to Shehu Shegari Teachers College on May 12, 2022, Sokoto police announced that they had apprehended and brought two suspects to court in connection with the slaying.

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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