Justice Reform & Development Initiative

On 12 May 2022, Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a second-year Nigerian Christian college student, was stoned to death by a mob of Muslim students in Sokoto, Nigeria, after being accused of blasphemy against Islam.

Two suspects, Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunchi, were arrested shortly after the incident

The suspects were charged with "criminal conspiracy and inciting public disturbance"—bailable offences—rather than murder or culpable homicide. In January 2023, the court acquitted and discharged the suspects because the prosecution failed to show up for the trial

No one has been successfully prosecuted for her murder. Her death continues to be a central point of debate regarding blasphemy laws in Nigeria and the protection of religious freedom.

Native Reporters

THROWBACK TO A CONTINUATION WORKSHOP ON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) FOR STAFF OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE HELD ON THURSDAY, FEBUARY 1ST , 2024 AT THE AUDITORIUM, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA.

Justice Reform Development and Initiative( JRD), an Organisation that has been very critical on the need for Open Governance Programs-OGP in Nigeria in continuation of the first training that took place on 24th January, 2024 was yet on hand on the 1st February, 2024 to train the Staff of Federal Ministry of Finance on grade levels 12 to 14 on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).