A woman on Saturday, was set ablaze over an alleged blasphemous statement against Prophet Muhammad in Kasuwan-Garba town, Mariga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State.
The victim, identified simply identified as Amaye, a food vendor, was said to have made the alleged blasphemous remarks at her restaurant after a customer jokingly expressed interest in marrying her, citing the tradition of the Prophet.
A source, who doesn’t want to be quoted according to Dailytrust, revealed that the woman was first taken to the palace of the District Head of Kasuwan-Garba, who then handed her over to security operatives for investigation.
Subsequently, the mob overwhelmed the security operatives and lynched her.
While confirming the incident, Chairman of Mariga LGA, Abbas Adamu Kasuwan-Garba, said normalcy had been restored in the town.
Also, the spokesman for the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said: “On 30/8/2025 at about 2pm, report received indicated that one Amaye, a female of Kasuwan-Garba, Mariga LGA made some comments against the Islamic prophet.
“Unfortunately, it led to a mob attack and she was set ablaze before the reinforcement of the security teams. Meanwhile, efforts are being made to ensure that arrests are effected, investigated and prosecuted”