(Originally posted on Mar 22, 2007 05:21)
On the news today:
"Secondary school pupils in north-eastern Nigeria have killed a teacher after apparently accusing her of desecrating the Koran, police say.
The teacher, a Christian, was attacked after supervising an exam in Gombe city. It is not clear what she had done to anger the students.
The authorities, concerned that communal unrest could break out, have ordered all the city's schools to shut.
Similar accusations sparked riots in neighboring Bauchi State last year.
At least 15,000 people have been killed in religious, communal or political violence since the country returned to civilian rule in 1999.
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Last year, in Bauchi State, a rumor swept the city that a Christian teacher had also desecrated the Koran, which prompted riots in which at least five people were killed.
In fact, the teacher had confiscated the Koran from a pupil who was reading it in class.
Religious differences have long been used to justify all kinds of violence in Nigeria, our reporter says. "
Nigeria teacher dies 'over Koran'
So, is it only me or do you people also think that there's something wrong going on there?
For the Nigerians’ appreciation for their teachers and human life in general, I award the country of Nigeria a brand new, custom-made geographical feature to their landscape.
Another small step towards World Peace.
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