Man Stoned to Death in Nigeria for “Blasphemy”

A Nigerian man was stoned to death by a mob on Sunday the 25th in the northern Nigerian state of Sokoto. The man was named Usman Buda. Buda was a butcher who, according to police, "allegedly blasphemed the Holy Prophet Muhammad" in an argument with another trader at a public marketplace. Videos taken show a crowd, including children, throwing a multitude of stones at Buda while he laid on the ground. Police were called to the scene, causing the mob to disperse and leaving Buda unconscious, and severely wounded. He was brought to the Usmanu Danfodiyo Teaching Hospital, where he was eventually pronounced dead after succumbing to his wounds.