(Worthy News) – Young Islamic men in Nigeria’s Bauchi state set Christian homes and businesses state on fire Friday as they searched for a Christian woman rumored to have made a blasphemous comment insulting Muhammad, Morning Star News reports. The incident happened days after a mob of Islamic extremists in Soroko state murdered Christian student Deborah Emmanuel, after accusing her of insulting Muhammad in a WhatsApp comment.
Triggered by rumors that a medical staff member of the Warji Local Government Area in Katanga, Bauchi state had published a blasphemous comment about Muhammad, a group of young Muslims went on a rampage to destroy buildings they knew belonged to Christians, MSN reports.