Tension and fears of possible breakdown of law and order have gripped Maiduguri, Borno State, following a reported attempt on the life of a lady alleged to have blasphemed Islam. The lady identified as Naomi Gomi is alleged to have committed blasphemy with her comment on a trending post on Facebook in reaction to the lynching of Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto (SSCOE), who was burnt to death by alleged Islamic extremists last week. Her comment triggered sharp reactions as someone volunteered the lady’s location and house with a warning to get her. The threat by some people to give her the ‘Deborah treatment’ made security agents to evacuate the lady and her family during the weekend. Security agencies were subsequently placed on red alert as the police and other sister agencies were seen patrolling the streets of Maiduguri to nip any uprising in the bud. Meanwhile, outrage and condemnation have continued to trail the lynchin