Blasphemy Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/blasphemy/ Reliable Platform for Press Release Syndication Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:35:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://i0.wp.com/prnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PRNigeria-Icon.jpg?fit=32%2C23&ssl=1 Blasphemy Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/blasphemy/ 32 32 42672738 Amaye and the Tragedy of Jungle Justice By Umar Farouk Bala https://prnigeria.com/2025/09/04/amaye-tragedy-jungle-justice/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:35:22 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=168918 Amaye and the Tragedy of Jungle Justice By Umar Farouk Bala On August 30, 2025, in Kasuwan-Garba, Niger State, a woman named Amaye was seized from security operatives, lynched, and set ablaze by a mob. Her alleged crime was a single remark interpreted as blasphemous against Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). Her death echoes the tragic fate […]

The post Amaye and the Tragedy of Jungle Justice By Umar Farouk Bala appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 168918 Blasphemy: MURIC to Sue Pastor Akintaro over Attack on Islam in Osun https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/22/blasphemy-muric-sue-pastor/ Sun, 22 May 2022 17:22:40 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72542 Blasphemy: MURIC to Sue Pastor Akintaro over Attack on Islam in Osun The Osun State Chapter of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called the attention of security agencies and well-meaning Nigerians to the misdemeanors of Pastor Akintaro Joshua Ojo over his recent utterances which are capable of plummeting Osun and the entire South West […]

The post Blasphemy: MURIC to Sue Pastor Akintaro over Attack on Islam in Osun appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72542 Islamic Scholar, Christian Pastor Disagree over Punishment for Blasphemy https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/22/islamic-christian-blasphemy/ Sun, 22 May 2022 10:11:36 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72520 Islamic Scholar, Christian Pastor Disagree over Punishment for Blasphemy A Sokoto-based Islamic scholar, Prof. Mansur Ibrahim Sokoto, has argued that the biblical punishment for blasphemy is the death penalty. In a video obtained by PRNigeria, the scholar quoted the Book of Matthew chapter 12: 31-32 wherein the punishment for those who talk against the holy […]

The post Islamic Scholar, Christian Pastor Disagree over Punishment for Blasphemy appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72520 Deborah Samuel: CAN Restrategizes, Urges Christians to Conduct Protests within Church Premises https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/21/deborah-samuel-can/ Sat, 21 May 2022 11:19:02 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72496 Deborah Samuel: CAN Restrategizes, Urges Christians to Conduct Protests within Church Premises You are all aware that some Muslims had sent out information that they were going to counter our peaceful protest on Sunday, May 22. Their intention is to cause chaos and attribute it to us. In view of the foregoing, I urge you […]

The post Deborah Samuel: CAN Restrategizes, Urges Christians to Conduct Protests within Church Premises appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72496 Blasphemous Message: Police Investigate Warji Crisis in Bauchi https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/21/blasphemous-message-police/ Sat, 21 May 2022 11:15:26 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72494 Blasphemous Message: Police Investigate Warji Crisis in Bauchi CP orders an investigation of the crisis that erupted in Warji. The Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Mamman Sanda, fdc, psc, mnim, has ordered a thorough investigation into the crisis that erupted in Warji Local Government Bauchi State. On 20th May, 2022 at about 1745hrs […]

The post Blasphemous Message: Police Investigate Warji Crisis in Bauchi appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72494 Blasphemy Protests: Averting Security Breaches https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/19/blasphemy-protests-averting/ Thu, 19 May 2022 15:11:26 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72414 Blasphemy Protests: Averting Security Breaches By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi EMERGENCY DIGEST – Incidents of extra-judicial killings, which also appear in the barbaric dimension of ‘jungle justice’ is not a new phenomenon in Nigeria. However, these kind of unwarranted acts have since reached an alarming rate, and thus continue to pose a serious threat to our […]

The post Blasphemy Protests: Averting Security Breaches appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72414 Deborah Blasphemy: Police, Religious Leaders Preach Peace in Zamfara State https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/19/deborah-blasphemy-police/ Thu, 19 May 2022 10:15:30 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72391 Deborah Blasphemy: Police, Religious Leaders Preach Peace in Zamfara State As parts of efforts to avert the spread of unrest that occured in neighbouring Sokoto State following the alleged blasphemy that led to the murder of Deborah Samuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. The Commissioner of Police CP Ayuba N. […]

The post Deborah Blasphemy: Police, Religious Leaders Preach Peace in Zamfara State appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72391 Finally, Police Arraign Suspects in Court for Killing of Deborah over alleged blasphemy https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/16/finally-police-arraign/ Mon, 16 May 2022 15:43:13 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72293 Finally, Police Arraign Suspects in Court for Killing of Deborah over alleged blasphemy Police have arraigned two suspects, Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunci over the lynching of Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. A mob lynched Deborah over alleged blasphemy. The suspects, co-students of the deceased, were docked at a […]

The post Finally, Police Arraign Suspects in Court for Killing of Deborah over alleged blasphemy appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72293 Police Deny Report Identifying Deborah’s Suspected Killer As Foreigner https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/15/police-deny-report-identifying/ Sun, 15 May 2022 16:39:52 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72268 Police Deny Report Identifying Deborah’s Suspected Killer As Foreigner Police Deny Report Identifying Deborah’s Suspected Killer As Foreigner *The induced curfew is been intensified and duly observed.* The attention of Sokoto State Command was drawn to an online publication in NEWSLEAK by one Segun Adegbite on 14th may, 2022. He alleged that, a top police […]

The post Police Deny Report Identifying Deborah’s Suspected Killer As Foreigner appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72268 Blasphemy: Positions of Justice System and the Holy Quran by YAShuaib https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/15/blasphemy-justice-quran/ Sun, 15 May 2022 12:22:33 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72262 Blasphemy: Positions of Justice System and the Holy Quran By Yushau Shuaib “Take the law into your hands… You need not report to any authority to kill any blasphemer!” I was shocked to the marrow when an Imam, during a Juma’at service in one of the mosques in Abuja, ordered his followers to engage in […]

The post Blasphemy: Positions of Justice System and the Holy Quran by YAShuaib appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72262 Prophet Muhammad Was Insulted While Alive, Yet He Didn’t Kill Anybody – Sheikh Gumi https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/15/prophet-muhammad-insulted/ Sun, 15 May 2022 09:23:31 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72259 Prophet Muhammad Was Insulted While Alive, Yet He Didn’t Kill Anybody – Sheikh Gumi Renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, said that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW), was at several points during his lifetime insulted by non-Muslims, yet he refused to attack or even kill persons who assassinated his characters. Gumi made this known while […]

The post Prophet Muhammad Was Insulted While Alive, Yet He Didn’t Kill Anybody – Sheikh Gumi appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72259 Blasphemy, Miss Deborah and Unpopular Opinion of Islamic Scholar https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/14/blasphemy-miss-deborah/ Sat, 14 May 2022 20:23:42 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72251 Blasphemy, Miss Deborah and Unpopular Opinion of Islamic Scholar “My name is Sanusi Lafiagi and I’m a Muslim. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh and that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is His Messenger. I affirm the absolute dignity and honour of our leader, Muhammad ﷺ and condemn in totality […]

The post Blasphemy, Miss Deborah and Unpopular Opinion of Islamic Scholar appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72251 Deborah: Tambuwal Declares 24 hours Curfew in Sokoto State https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/14/deborah-tambuwal-declares/ Sat, 14 May 2022 15:32:59 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72240 Deborah: Tambuwal Declares 24 hours Curfew in Sokoto State Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has declared, with immediate effect, a 24 hours curfew in pursuance of peace and order in Sokoto metropolis and the entire state. Read below the full of curfew declaration statement by Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal [CFR, Mutawallen Sokoto] today […]

The post Deborah: Tambuwal Declares 24 hours Curfew in Sokoto State appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72240 Deborah: Islam forbids extra-judicial punishment — NASFAT https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/14/deborah-islam-forbids-extra/ Sat, 14 May 2022 12:03:29 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72236 Deborah: Islam forbids extra-judicial punishment — NASFAT THENasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT) has condemned the recently reported extra-judicial killing of a female student, Deborah Samuel at Sheu Shagari  College of Education  Sokoto. According to the Chief Missioner of the society, Imam Abdul Azeez Onike, to understand the anathema of the sad incident of extra-judicial punishment meted out […]

The post Deborah: Islam forbids extra-judicial punishment — NASFAT appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72236 Friday Sermon: Deborah killing: Stop taking the law into your own hands!, By Murtadha Gusau https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/14/friday-sermon-deborah-killing/ Sat, 14 May 2022 12:00:18 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72235 Friday Sermon: Deborah killing: Stop taking the law into your own hands!, By Murtadha Gusau It is a well-established rule in Islam that legal punishments such as executions, flogging, or imprisonment can only be carried out by executive authorities. ByMurtadha Gusau May 13, 2022 The Prophet (Peace be upon him) did not kill people just […]

The post Friday Sermon: Deborah killing: Stop taking the law into your own hands!, By Murtadha Gusau appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72235 Deborah: Killing through jungle justice is anti-Islam, barbaric, say Muslim journalists https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/13/deborah-killing-jungle-justice/ Fri, 13 May 2022 18:27:06 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72208 Deborah: Killing through jungle justice is anti-Islam, barbaric, say Muslim journalists THE Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN) has condemned in strong terms the jungle justice meted out to a girl (Deborah) in Sokoto state on the excuse of committing a blasphemy against the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (SAW), describing such action as anti- Islam, […]

The post Deborah: Killing through jungle justice is anti-Islam, barbaric, say Muslim journalists appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72208 MURIC condemns blasphemy killing in Sokoto   https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/13/muric-condemns-blasphemy/ Fri, 13 May 2022 18:14:52 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72206 MURIC condemns blasphemy killing in Sokoto THEMuslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the killing in Sokoto of a student, Deborah Samuel, over allegation of blasphemy. In a statement released by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Friday, 13th May, 2022, MURIC described the killing as outrageous, illegal and unlawful. The statement reads: “A female student […]

The post MURIC condemns blasphemy killing in Sokoto   appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72206 Alleged Blasphemy: Police Nab Suspects over Killing of Female College Student in Sokoto https://prnigeria.com/2022/05/12/alleged-blasphemy-police-nab/ Thu, 12 May 2022 17:20:16 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=72168 Alleged Blasphemy: Police Nab Suspects over Killing of Female College Student in Sokoto At about 0900hrs, a distress call was received from Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, stating that students were rioting over one female student named Deborah Samuel, a level two student, who was accused of making a social media post that blasphemed […]

The post Alleged Blasphemy: Police Nab Suspects over Killing of Female College Student in Sokoto appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 72168 Blasphemy: Controversial Sheikh Abduljabbar Goes to Jail https://prnigeria.com/2021/07/16/blasphemy-controversial-sheikh-abduljabbar-goes-to-jail/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 21:20:14 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=64686 Blasphemy: Controversial Sheikh Abduljabbar Goes to Jail Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, the Kano-based Islamic cleric famous for his controversial religious commentaries and statements that are regarded as statements mortifying the companions and sacrilegious to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) has been charged to court for blasphemy. A statement issued by the commissioner for information, Malam […]

The post Blasphemy: Controversial Sheikh Abduljabbar Goes to Jail appeared first on PRNigeria News.

]]> 64686