03-23-2007, 04:04 AM
<b>Nigerian teacher killed for desecrating Koran</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Oluwatoyin Oluwasesan had allegedly collected books from her students before they were to write an exam and tossed them outside of the classroom.
<b>A copy of the Koran was apparently among the texts, sparking uproar by the pupils, Nigeria's This Day newspaper said.
"The school principal said before they knew what was happening, the students started shouting 'Allahu Akbar' (God is great). It was gathered that all efforts at controlling the rampaging students proved abortive," </b>This Day reported.
Oluwasesan, a Christian, taught at the school on a contract basis and was assigned to watch over the students as they wrote the exam.
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<b>A copy of the Koran was apparently among the texts, sparking uproar by the pupils, Nigeria's This Day newspaper said.
"The school principal said before they knew what was happening, the students started shouting 'Allahu Akbar' (God is great). It was gathered that all efforts at controlling the rampaging students proved abortive," </b>This Day reported.
Oluwasesan, a Christian, taught at the school on a contract basis and was assigned to watch over the students as they wrote the exam.
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