Deborah’s Murder: Bring Culprits To Book- Kukah

NEWSDAILYNIGERIA: The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has called on government and relevant authorities to bring to book killers of Miss Deborah Yakubu, female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto State.

Bishop Kukah charged the government to Fish out the perpetrators of this inhumane act and ensure that the matter is treated as a criminal act and punished accordingly.

The deceased was lynched by some male Muslim students for allegedly insulting Prophet Mohammed.

In a statement issued by Bishop Kukah Thursday, the revered Bishop further charged relevant authorities to fish out the perpetrators without delay.

Kukah said, those who carried out the attack must be punished according to the law of the country.

“I have received with deep shock the incident that occured in the Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto State leading to the gruesome murder of Miss Deborah Yakubu, a 200 level home economics student today

“We condemn this incident in the strongest terms and call on the authorities to investigate this tragedy and ensure that all the culprits are brought to book.

“The only obligation that is owed her immediate family, her fellow students and the school authority is the assurance that those who are guilty of this inhuman act, no matter their motivation, are punished according to the law of the land.

“Christians have lived peacefully with their Muslim neighbours in Sokoto over the years. This matter must be treated as a criminal act and the law must take its cause,” the statement added