Presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar has spoken up after his posts condemning the killing of a Christian student, Deborah Samuel, by a mob over alleged blasphemy in Sokoto were deleted.
The former Vice President,after the incident on Thursday posted on his Facebook and Twitter condemning the act.
He wrote, “There cannot be a justification for such gruesome murder. Deborah Yakubu was murdered, and all those behind her death must be brought to justice. My condolences to her family and friends.”
After some Northerners stormed the comment section of the posts and threatened to withdraw their support for his presidential ambition, Atiku pulled down the content.
However in a statement shared on his verified Hausa page “Atiku Abubakar Hausa”, he denied knowledge of the post, blaming his social media handlers for condemning Ms Samuel’s murder without consulting him.
Atiku wrote; “This evening, I received information that a post was made that doesn’t agree with my orders. I use this to announce that any post without AA is not from me. May God protect – AA”.
