{"id":94871,"date":"2022-05-13T15:46:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T14:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=94871"},"modified":"2022-05-13T15:46:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T14:46:01","slug":"abuja-national-mosque-imam-justifies-horrific-murder-of-christian-female-student-deborah-samuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/abuja-national-mosque-imam-justifies-horrific-murder-of-christian-female-student-deborah-samuel\/","title":{"rendered":"Abuja National Mosque Imam Justifies Horrific Murder Of Christian Female Student Deborah Samuel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1732714384330041454\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ibrahim Maqari, imam of the National Mosque Abuja has justified the horrific murder of christian female student Deborah Samuel, blaming her for crossing the red lines of Islamic faith.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAbsolving her killers, Mr Maqari hinted grave consequences awaited persons who crossed the religion\u2019s red lines, noting that such conduct will not be tolerated.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cIt should be known to everyone that we the Muslims have some red lines beyond which MUST NOT be crossed.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The dignity of the Prophet (PBUH) is at the forefront of the red lines. If our grievances are not properly addressed, then you should not be criticized for addressing them ourselves,\u201d said a statement posted on the imam\u2019s Twitter account.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nA Sokoto government official, Anas Mohammad Sani, also threatened that more Christians in Nigeria will be murdered if they say things considered disrespectful to their revered Prophet Muhammad.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cMuslims don\u2019t take insults against beloved prophet in whatever form,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the Shehu Shagari College of Education student was brutally murdered because of her reckless comments regarding the Islamic faith.<\/p>\n<p>Justifying the gruesome murder of the female Christian student, Mr Sani said, \u201cThe earlier our Christian brothers and sisters understand this, the better for all of us. May the recklessness of our tongues never drive us to (an) early grave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms Samuel, a 200 level Home-Economics student accused of blasphemy, had complained bitterly over the influx of religious broadcast messages shared to her department\u2019s WhatsApp page.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nHer complaints elicited the fury of fanatic coursemates and schoolmates who stoned her to death and set her lifeless body Ablaze.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ibrahim Maqari, imam of the National Mosque Abuja has justified the horrific murder of christian female student Deborah Samuel, blaming her for crossing the red lines of Islamic faith. 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