Deeper life member Bridget Patience Beheaded In Kano For Blasphemy

Lawyer and poet Abdul Mahmud disclosed the identity of the woman who was beheaded in Kano over alleged blasphemy. See the screenshot.

Bridget Patience was beheaded by angry Muslim youths in Wambai market in Kano yesterday evening, June 2, for allegedly making blasphemous comments about Prophet Muhammad.


A mob of irate youths in Wambai market, Kano have beheaded a trader following a heated religious argument after they claim that she blasphemed the Prophet Mohammed.
The incident occurred on Thursday evening when the woman who was with her husband at the time of the incident was accused of blasphemy and reports indicate that the mob also intended to kill him before Policemen arrived on the scene.

The identity of the woman has not been disclosed but a senior Police official confirmed the incident.
‘ At about 4 30 pm, there was a disagreement between the murdered woman and some traders bordering on religion.
”The woman was said to have blasphemed Prophet Mohammed, which did not go down well with the mob.”
No suspects have been arrested by the Police at the time of writing this report. Kano has gained notoriety over the years for its susceptibility to religious skirmishes and Thursday’s incident highlights just how it takes very little to bring the old demons back.

The report also said that the Public Relations Officer of the Kano Police Command, DSP Musa Magaji, confirmed the incident, saying: ”At about 4 30 pm, there was a disagreement between the murdered woman and some traders bordering on religion. The woman was said to have blasphemed Prophet Mohammed, which did not go down well with the mob”.

Magaji said that the woman was in the company of her husband when the incident happened but the timely intervention of the police saved the husband, who was immediately whisked for safety.