In the north of Nigeria, the crowd burned a woman suspected of being blasphemy. It was reported by BBC News.
The crime was committed in the city of Kasuvan-Garba. A street merchant named Amai jokingly answered the offer of one of the buyers to marry him. Those who heard the answer took him as a blasphemy, because according to his words, Amai was accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad. The situation quickly beyond the control: A crowd hurried into the woman, one of the men who burned her. Amae vertebrae.
The police did not have time to go to the scene on time. When they arrive, it is no longer possible to help amai. Local media call the incident “Lynch Court.” Police are investigating to arrest people involved in violence.
Such cases are not uncommon in Northern Nigeria, where the blasphemy is considered a criminal offense in the Islamic Law (Shariah). The country's Supreme Court had previously ruled that blasphemy allegations should be proved in court, but local residents often arranged a loose.
In December 2024, there was a report that in Nigeria, the crowd defeated a man suspected of stealing genitals. The victim was charged with theft of his genitals a random passer.