Christianah Oluwatoyin Oluwasesin
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Christianah Oluwatoyin Oluwasesin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ekiti |
| Died | 2007 |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Christianah Oluwatoyin Oluwasesin (first name also given as Christiana, last name also as Oluwaseesin, Oluseesin or Olusesan), (Ekiti State, 1977 – Gandu, Gombe State, 21 March 2007), was a female Christian Nigerian teacher who was lynched by Yan Kalare boys for allegedly desecrating and mutilating the Qur'an at a secondary school in Gandu, Gombe State, Nigeria, on 21 March 2007.[1][2]
Oluwasesin, a mother of two,[1] 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.[3] The students claimed that one of the books was a copy of the Qur'an.[4] This caught the attention of the popular thugs (Yan Kalare), who stabbed her to death, even when another teacher showed that the books in question did not include a Quran.[5] They then beat up the school principal, a Muslim, who later escaped the crowd for offering refuge to her. The mob also burned down three classroom blocks, the school clinic, the administrative block and the library. [6][7]