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Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulazeez Yari

An irate mob which claimed to be defending Islam and redressing a blasphemy against Prophet Muhammed yesterday killed eight people in the town of Talata Mafara in Zamfara State.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the tragedy started at the Abdu Gusau Polytechnic which is located in the town. A student of the institution was said to have made blasphemous comments against Islam and Prophet Muhammed which enraged some muslims.

The muslims reportedly descended on the student, beating him to a state of coma. A Good Samaritan simply called Tajudeen is said to have rescued the student by taking him in his car to the hospital.

Enraged by the action of Tajudeen, the mob descended on his house and set it on fire. Eight persons in that house were killed according to eye witnesses who spoke to NAN.

The police has now imposed a 12-hour curfew on Talata Mafara which will last from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. until further notice. The Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari reportedly called an emergency meeting of the state’s Security Council with a promise that those behind the gruesome killings will be brought to book.