Nigerian Student Beaten, Burned to Death Over ‘Blasphemous’ Text Messages

Nigerian Student Beaten, Burned to Death Over ‘Blasphemous’ Text Messages
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KANO, Nigeria—A female Nigerian student was beaten to death and set on fire by fellow students who accused her of posting “blasphemous” statements in a student Whatsapp group, two witnesses and police said.

The school, located in Nigeria’s northwesternmost state of Sokoto, was immediately closed down following the attack.