Nigeria: Tension Grips ABU, Muslim Students Pronounce Fatwa On Lecturer

Kaduna — The stage appears set at the weekend for a fresh religious upheaval at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. A lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Mr. Andrew Akume, was forced into hiding, following a Fatwa (Islamic death sentence) which a section of Muslim students at the school pronounced on him.

The development engendered palpable tension at the institution's two campuses located at Samaru and Kongo.

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