May 12, 2022, a Christian college student named Deborah Samuel Yakubu was beaten, stoned, and burned to death by an extremist student mob at the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, Nigeria. The violent attack was triggered by accusations of blasphemy after she credited Jesus in a WhatsApp class group chat for helping her pass her exams.Background and IncidentThe Trigger: Deborah Samuel, a second-year student, objected to religious messaging on an academic WhatsApp group, stating that success on her exams came from Jesus rather than religious posts.The Attack: Angered classmates accused her of making blasphemous remarks against the Prophet Muhammad.
