The trial of Rhoda Jatau, a Christian mother of five in Nigeria’s Bauchi State, will continue following a judge’s refusal to dismiss the case against her. Jatau has been in prison since last May, accused of sharing a video on WhatsApp that condemned the lynching of Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu, a Nigerian student killed by her classmates for sharing her Christian faith.
A court in northeast Nigeria has acquitted a Nigerian Christian evangelist of kidnapping charges related to facilitating safe passage and accommodation for a 17-year-old Christian convert facing death threats.
A court in northeast Nigeria has acquitted a Nigerian Christian evangelist of kidnapping charges related to facilitating safe passage and accommodation for a 17-year-old Christian convert facing death threats.
In this concluding part of the write-up on mob justice in Nigeria, DEJI LAMBO explains how religious intolerance has fuelled jungle justice in the country