Christian Student Stoned to Death in Nigeria; Riots in Sokoto
In Sokoto State, as in eleven other northern states of Nigeria, Sharia law is applied alongside ordinary law. Islamic law punishes those guilty of blasphemy with death penalty.
In Sokoto State, as in eleven other northern states of Nigeria, Sharia law is applied alongside ordinary law. Islamic law punishes those guilty of blasphemy with death penalty.
The bishop has again raised the alarm concerning ethno-religious division and the persecution of Christians in his country, reprimanding the Nigerian government for its complicity.
The numbers of Nigeria’s dead and displaced on account of recent violence vary widely, but in October of last year, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN International) was reporting anywhere between 3,000 and 36,000 people had been murdered.
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