A civic group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, while demanding the arrest and prosecution of Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, for crimes against humanity over his wilful refusal to follow up the killers of a Christian female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel.
Recall that Deborah Samuel was in May 2022, stoned to death by some students believed to be her classmates over alleged blasphemy but the Sokoto State government has not convicted anyone for the killing.
The rights group in the petition requested that Governor Tambuwal, who was the Sokoto State governor at the time Deborah was killed, be arrested and prosecuted. “The prohibition of blasphemy in Section 204 of the Criminal Code cannot pass the test of constitutional validity, in view of the guarantees of Freedom of Religion and Free Speech, under Sections 38 and 39 of the Constitution, respectively.
“Each State in Nigeria including Sokoto State, has a Ministry of Justice, headed by an Attorney-General, with full prosecutorial powers, in respect of crimes committed in his State, including murder.
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