Deborah Yakubu

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. The Muslim suspects arrested were charged with "criminal conspiracy and incitement of public disturbance", bailable offences with a maximum two year jail time. A team of 34 lawyers led by Prof. Mansur Ibrahim defended the suspects who were subsequently acquitted by the court citing non-showing of prosecution lawyers.