Former Vice President and presidential aspirant,  Atiku Abubakar has explained reason his posts condemning the lynching and burning to death of a Christian student, Deborah Samuel, by a mob over alleged blasphemy in Sokoto were deleted. 

 

In a statement shared on his verified Hausa Facebook page “Atiku Abubakar Hausa”, he blamed his social media handlers for condemning Ms Samuel’s murder without consulting him.

 

Atiku wrote; 

 

“This evening, I received information that a post was made that doesn’t agree with my orders. I use this to announce that any post without AA is not from me. May God protect – AA”.