Lawmaker representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, has condemned the killing of a teacher identified simply as Ummulkhairi by a mob.
The woman was lynched in Mararaban Jos, a community along the Kaduna-Zaria highway, on Sunday after being falsely accused of attempting to kidnap children.
Reacting, El-Rufai in a statement on Tuesday lamented how an innocent woman whose only “offence” was asking for directions to attend a lecture, was subjected to an act of unimaginable cruelty.
According to the lawmaker, the barbaric act is a “stain on our collective conscience”, stating that no “suspicion or allegation without evidence can ever justify mob violence”.
The statement added, “The sanctity of human life is fundamental to both our faith and our laws, yet she was denied due process and killed in the most inhumane manner.
“Equally disturbing is the reported presence of security personnel at
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