A Muslim man in northern Nigeria has been killed by a mob for alleged blasphemy.
Usman Buda, who worked as a butcher at the Sokoto city abattoir, "was mobbed and attacked by some Muslim faithfuls [who] inflicted serious injuries on him", Sokoto state police spokesman Ahmad Rufa'i is quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
When the police arrived on the scene, "the mob escaped and left the victim unconscious", he added, the Premium Times reports.
Mr Buda was taken for treatment by police when they went to rescue him but his death was confirmed at the hospital.
The authorities are now looking for the alleged perpetrators.
AFP reports that Mr Buda was killed after an argument over some child beggars who had asked for money.
It quotes a witness as saying that he got embroiled in a row after he disapproved of the children. He then made the alleged blasphemous remarks about the Prophet Muhammad.
A gruesome video being shared on social media shows a mob targeting a man with stones as he stumbles and falls.
In response, Sokoto state Governor Ahmed Aliyu "called on the people of the state to remain calm and law-abiding at all times", but he added that people should not do anything that is capable of degrading the personality of the Prophet Muhammad.
In May last year, a female student was attacked by Muslim students at her college in Sokoto, who killed her and set her body alight. She had been accused of blaspheming.
Latest Stories
-
Paris 2024: Opening ceremony showcases grandiose celebration of French culture and diversity
3 hours -
How decline of Indian vultures led to 500,000 human deaths
3 hours -
Paris 2024: Ghana rocks ‘fabulous fugu’ at olympics opening ceremony
4 hours -
Trust Hospital faces financial strain with rising debt levels – Auditor-General’s report
4 hours -
Electrochem lease: Allocate portions of land to Songor people – Resident demand
5 hours -
82 widows receive financial aid from Chayil Foundation
5 hours -
The silent struggles: Female journalists grapple with Ghana’s high cost of living
5 hours -
BoG yet to make any payment to Service Ghana Auto Group
5 hours -
‘Crushed Young’: The Multimedia Group, JL Properties surprise accident victim’s family with fully-furnished apartment
5 hours -
Asante Kotoko needs structure that would outlive any administration – Opoku Nti
6 hours -
JoyNews exposé on Customs officials demanding bribes airs on July 29
6 hours -
JoyNews Impact Maker Awardee ships first consignment of honey from Kwahu Afram Plains
7 hours -
Joint committee under fire over report on salt mining lease granted Electrochem
8 hours -
Life Lounge with Edem Knight-Tay: Don’t be beaten the third time
8 hours -
Pro-NPP group launched to help ‘Break the 8’
8 hours