Crime
BREAKING: Violence Erupted In Bauchi State Over Blasphemy

BREAKING: Violence Erupted In Bauchi State Over Blasphemy
Violence has erupted in the Katangan area of Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State over alleged blasphemy.
Though as at the time of filing this report, details of the incident were still sketchy. It was learnt that trouble started when a message was circulated on social media that a Christian girl in the town allegedly engaged in blasphemy of Islam.
A source, who spoke to PUNCH saying, “Yes, the incident is true. It is an aftermath of the incident of the alleged blasphemy that happened in Sokoto last week.
“What I learnt was that a Christian girl allegedly posted and commented on something on social media which has to do with the incident in Sokoto and that was how it started.
“The situation there is more than tension since many houses have been burnt down. But no life that was lost, to the best of my knowledge.
“A shop which belongs to an ECWA Church in the area was also burnt down. And I learnt that the District Head of the area and the leaders are on top of the situation. The police have also been informed about it.”
One of the leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria in the state also confirmed the incident to journalists in a telephone interview.
He said that the Commissioner of Police in the state and the Senior Special Assistant to the Bauchi State Governor on Christian Religious Affairs are aware.
He called on the Christian community in the state not to allow the situation to degenarate.
Efforts to get a confirmation on the incident from the Bauchi State Police Command proved abortive.
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