Presidential aspirant, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has condemned the killing of Deborah Samuel over alleged blasphemy.
The Social Democratic Party hopeful in a series of tweets on Saturday, however, urged leaders and law enforcement agents to rise up in times like this.
He said, “In a moment of crisis such as we have in Sokoto, the role of leadership is to understand the issues, find the truth, do justice and unite the people. We now understand the issue to be an inexcusable murder in reaction to religious provocation founded on ignorance and intolerance.
“What must we do? We must condemn unlawful killing no matter the passion invoked. We cannot afford a failed state. We must educate our citizens about own religious traditions and beliefs and those of others in same society to avoid the dire effects of ignorance and intolerance.
“We must stipulate laws and enforce them to combat hate and lawlessness. Justice must be done and be seen to be done in all cases not just for the victim of today but for the overall safety and health of all because perpetrators of today can be victims tomorrow. We must speak up.
“We must avoid defaming all for the misdeeds of a few. We must not exploit anger and grief for any other motive than seeking justice and calming frayed nerves. We must not reignite age old disputes or expand cracks in our society. There are only two sides: law versus lawlessness”.
