Mob burns woman to death in Niger state over alleged blasphemy

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A food vendor has been lynched in Kasuwan-Garba town, Mariga LGA of Niger state, over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad.

The incident reportedly happened on Saturday after the woman, identified as Amaye, made comments considered offensive while interacting with a customer in her restaurant.

The customer was said to have jokingly proposed marriage to her, citing the tradition of the Prophet, after which she made the alleged blasphemous remarks.

According to Daily Trust, 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.

Afterwards, the mob reportedly overwhelmed the security operatives and lynched her.

Confirming the incident on Sunday, Wasiu Abiodun, spokesperson of the Niger police command, told TheCable that the woman was burnt before additional security teams could arrive at the scene. Punch