Alleged Blasphemy: Woman burnt alive in Niger<\/p>\n
Residents of Kasuwan-Garba town in Mariga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State on Saturday evening lynched and set a woman ablaze over an alleged blasphemous remark against Prophet Muhammad.<\/p>\n
The woman, identified as Amaye, a food vendor, was said to have made the alleged blasphemous remarks at her restaurant after a customer jokingly expressed interest in marrying her, citing the tradition of the Prophet.<\/p>\n
A source, who preferred anonymity, told our correspondent that the woman was first taken to the palace of the District Head of Kasuwan-Garba, who then handed her over to security operatives for investigation.<\/p>\n
Subsequently, the mob overwhelmed the security operatives and lynched her.<\/p>\n
Confirming the incident, Chairman of Mariga LGA, Abbas Adamu Kasuwan-Garba, said normalcy had been restored in the town.<\/p>\n
Similarly, the Spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said: \u201cOn 30\/8\/2025 at about 2pm, report received indicated that one Amaye, a female of Kasuwan-Garba, Mariga LGA made some comments against the Islamic prophet.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, it led to a mob attack and she was set ablaze before the reinforcement of the security teams. Meanwhile, efforts are being made to ensure that arrests are effected, investigated and prosecuted\u201d.(Daily Trust)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Alleged Blasphemy: Woman burnt alive in Niger Residents of Kasuwan-Garba town in Mariga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State on Saturday evening lynched and set a woman ablaze over an alleged blasphemous remark against Prophet Muhammad. The woman, identified as Amaye, a food vendor, was said to have made the alleged blasphemous remarks at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":148177,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,424,20],"tags":[2144,1073,2143,42],"class_list":{"0":"post-148176","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-security","9":"category-the-nation","10":"tag-blasphemy","11":"tag-murder","12":"tag-niger-dtate","13":"tag-police"},"yoast_head":"\n