The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah, has called on the concerned authorities to investigate the gruesome murder of Deborah Yakubu, a 200-level Home Economics student of Shehu Shagari College of Education by a mob in Sokoto on Thursday.
The fiery clergy while condemning the killing in a statement he personally signed, emphasised the need to ensure that all culprits involved in the dastardly act were brought to book.
Bishop Kukah stated that, “the only obligation that is owed late Deborah’s immediate family, her fellow students and the school authorities is the assurance that those who are guilty of the inhuman act, no matter their motivation are punished according to the extant laws of the land.
“This has nothing to do with religion. Christians have lived peacefully with their Muslim neighbours here in Sokoto over the years. This matter must be treated as a criminal act and the law must take it cause.”
Bishop Kukah, however, called on all Christians in Sokoto and around to remain calm and pray for the repose of the soul of the deceased.