Christian Teacher Murdered by Muslim Students

(Gombe, Nigeria) According to this report, a Christian teacher allegedly desecrated the Koran and Muslim students began shouting "Allahu Akbar" and beat her to death.

Reportedly, she had collected books from a student she suspected of cheating on exams and tossed the books outside the classroom. She was unaware that one of the books was a Koran.

Muslim students at Government Day secondary school in the northeastern state of Gombe killed Christian teacher Oluwatoyin Olusase who was supervising an Islamic Religious Knowledge exam on Wednesday, according to the Nigerian newspaper This Day.

The newspaper, which described the killing as "gruesome," said that she was beaten to death and then set on fire. Students also burned the teacher's car and three blocks of the school containing classes, the school clinic, administrative offices and the library.

The principal of the school, Mohammed Sadiq, tried to protect Olusase and was also beaten. Afterward, authorities arrested 12 students and commenced an investigation.

Condolences to the family and friends of Oluwatoyin Olusase who unknowingly aggravated the religion of peace and paid with her life.

Companion post at The Jawa Report.