A woman has reportedly been killed by a mob in Kasuwan Garba, Mariga LGA, Niger State, following an allegation of blasphemy. She was a food vendor, identified in reports as Ammaye. Accounts say a remark tied to a marriage joke set off the outrage. She was reportedly taken to the district head's palace and handed over to security operatives, but the crowd overpowered them. Some details are still unconfirmed. The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the incident, condemned it as mob violence, and says it is working to identify and prosecute those involved. An allegation is not a verdict. Even if she said something offensive, no crowd has the right to act as judge and executioner. She was reportedly already in the hands of the authorities, and that failure of protection is what should trouble us most. Courts exist so that anger doesn't decide who lives. When mob killings go unpunished, the next accusation, whether true, false or personal, becomes a death sentence.