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Slain Deborah Samuel buried in her home town in Niger State
- Deborah’s remains were laid to rest at about 6.30 pm at the Christain cemetery in Tunga Magajiya
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that tears flowed freely as family and well-wishers mourned as the body of a late student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, who was killed on Thursday, was laid to rest in her hometown of Tunga Magajiya in Rijau local government area of Niger State.
Deborah Samuel, a 200 level student of Home Economics, was stoned to death and burnt by her fellow students for allegedly making a blasphemous statement on a WhatsApp group.
The remains of Deborah, whose mother has been in a coma since she heard the news of the death of her daughter, arrived in Tungan Magajia on Thursday at about 2:00 pm.
There was mild drama before her burial as youths in the community insisted that the burial should be the responsibility of the Sokoto State Government but Deborah’s family remained adamant, insisting that their daughter should be burial without any government interference.
After the drama, Deborah’s remains were eventually laid to rest at about 6.30 pm at the Christain cemetery in Tunga Magajiya.
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Her uncle, Emmanuel Maaji, an ECWA pastor in the town, led an emotional prayer at the cemetery before she was laid to rest.
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