afrol News, 22 March - Africa's most populous country - Nigeria - has again found itself embroiled in yet another religious feud, as students in the country's north-eastern part had killed a Christian teacher, accusing her of desecrating the Koran.

Since the restoration of a civilian government in Nigeria eight years back, over 15,000 people have lost their lives in religious, political or communal related violence.

The police said the incident took place in Gombe City. The teacher was attacked by the students outside the school campus after she had supervised an exam.

For fear of unrests, all schools in the city have been shut down.

Nigeria is a society where religious, communal and political issue are considered very sensitive, for they easily spark off bloody riots.

Last year, there were violent riots in Nigeria's Bauchi State over the accusation that a Christian teacher had damaged the Koran. Five people reportedly lost their lives in a riot that was quenched by the police.

It was later reported that the teacher had instead confiscated the Koran from a student who was reading it while lessons were in progress.

Some years back, an article by Nigerian journalist Isioma Daniel, carried by a local newspaper attracted violent protest among the Muslim population, especially in the north. In the said article, Ms Daniel, who later fled the country after an order to kill her, linked Prophet Muhammed to beauty pageantry.

Muslims saw this as an insult to the Prophet and the Islamic religion and protests turned into riots, in which over 200 people were killed.

By staff writer

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