PASTOR INJURED, HOUSES RAZED AS ANOTHER CHRISTIAN GIRL IS ACCUSED OF ANTI-ISLAMIC BLASPHEMY

A pastor was among the scores of persons left injured by irate youths who went on the rampage over alleged blasphemy in the Katangan area of Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

The Bauchi State Police Command confirmed that about six houses and seven shops were burnt in the area.

Riot broke out in the area on Friday and continued on Saturday over a message allegedly circulated on social media that a Christian girl in the area engaged in a social media by one Rhoda Jatau (female) 40yrs old, a staff of the Medical Department Warji Local Government."

The unrest followed the killing of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto. She was accused of insulting Islam.