ALLEGED BLASPHAMY: 34 LAWYERS ARRIVE COURT TO DEFEND SUSPECTED MURDERERS OF DEBORAH

At least 34 lawyers have indicated interest to defend suspected killers of Deborah Samuel, a 200-Level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was lynched by a mob on May 12 over alleged blasphamy.

The lawyers were at the Sokoto Chief Magistrate's Court on Monday, May 16, to defend the suspects identified as Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunci

According to PM News, the suspects pleaded not guilty to the crime and the trial judge (name withheld for security reasons) ordered them to be remanded at a correctional center.