Governor Aminu Tambuwal has directed the Ministry of Higher Education and other relevant agencies to commence investigation over the death of a student at the Shehu Shagari College of Education, SSCOE, Sokoto State.
The Prudent Watch had reported earlier in a report that there was a 200 level student of Home Economics that was beaten and burnt to death for alleged ‘blasphemy’ made by a female student through a social media group.
According to the report, the students, in mob outrage, traced the female student and killed her as well as burnt the corpse at the school security gate after overpowering the school security.
After the incident, the state government ordered the closure of the institution indefinitely.
Addressing a news conference, the state’s Commissioner for Information, Isa Bajini-Galadunci, said Mr Tambuwal urged citizens to remain calm and law abiding, assuring them that appropriate action would be taken after the investigation.