BREAKING NEWS, Politics
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of eight persons by a mob in Zamfara State over claims that a student committed blasphemy against Islam. He described the act by the mob as barbaric, warning that such act of violence would not be tolerated by his administration.
The President, in a message on his Twitter handle on Tuesday, wrote: “I received news of the mob killings in Zamfara with great dismay. It is barbaric & unacceptable. I assure that the law will take its course. My prayers are with the families of the victims. Under my watch we will work to ensure that there is no place for violence in the name of religion, ethnicity, or in any guise whatsoever.”
— Aug 23, 2016 @ 01:00 GMT
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