Christianah Oluwatoyin Oluwasesin (first name also given as ''Christiana'', last name also as ''Oluwaseesin'', ''Oluseesin'' or ''Olusesan''), (

Ekiti State Ekiti State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkìtì) is a state in southwestern Nigeria, bordered to the north by Kwara State, to the northeast by Kogi State, to the south and southeast by Ondo State, and to the west by Osun State. Named for the Ekiti peo ...

, 1977 – Gandu,

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, 21 March 2007), was a Christian Nigerian teacher who was

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by Yan Kalare boys for allegedly desecrating and mutilating the

Qur'an The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , sing. ...

at a secondary school in Gandu,

, Nigeria, on March 21, 2007. Oluwasesin, a mother of two, was assigned to supervise an Islamic religious knowledge exam. When one of the students wanted to enter the exam hall with his books, Oluwasesin collected them and threw them outside. The students claimed that one of the books was a copy of the Qur'an. This caught the attention of the popular thugs (Yan Kalare), who stabbed her to death. They then beat up the school principal, a Muslim, who later escaped the crowd for offering refuge to her. They then burned down three classroom blocks, the school clinic, the administrative block and the library.

Reprisals

Gombe State Governor

Mohammed Danjuma Goje Mohammed Danjuma Goje (born 10 October 1952) was a former Governor of Gombe State, Nigeria under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), taking office on 29 May 2003 during the 2003 Gombe State gubernatorial election. He is now a ...

ordered the immediate closure of all secondary schools in the state and the deployment of soldiers and policemen to strategic points in the state, especially churches. Three people were arrested in connection with the murder. They were arraigned before the

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, Gombe, which had not yet delivered judgment on the matter in March 2008.

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