A Christian woman has been stabbed to death in Nigeria for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
Bridget Abihime was accused of saying the Islamic prophet was "not important" before the incident.
Police said two people had been arrested in connection with her murder.
Population: 187 million
Christians: 84 million
World Watch List Rank: 12
Officers promised justice for the Christian community after the attack in the mainly Muslim Kano region of Nigeria.
Police chief Solomon Arase urged faith leaders to help in "dousing the tensions".
Revd John Hayab from the Christian Association of Nigeria is quoted by AP as saying there is a "looming religious crisis".
"This barbarism must stop now," he said.
Tensions between Christians and Muslims in the north are high amid an ongoing campaign of violence by the extremist Islamic group Boko Haram.
Police said two people had been arrested in connection with her murder.
Nigeria
Leader: President Muhammadu BuhariPopulation: 187 million
Christians: 84 million
World Watch List Rank: 12
Police chief Solomon Arase urged faith leaders to help in "dousing the tensions".
Revd John Hayab from the Christian Association of Nigeria is quoted by AP as saying there is a "looming religious crisis".
"This barbarism must stop now," he said.
Tensions between Christians and Muslims in the north are high amid an ongoing campaign of violence by the extremist Islamic group Boko Haram.
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