Amaye was working as a food vendor in the remote town of Kasuwan-Garba, Nigeria, when she was attacked by the mob.
A hysterical crowd descended and set her alight after she allegedly made what was taken as a blasphemous remark in response to a tongue-in-cheek marriage proposal at her restaurant.
What exactly was said remains unclear. But witnesses say that it was her comments that sparked the frenzy. State police said she was set ablaze before a reinforcement of security teams could arrive to protect her.
Police branded the August 30 slaughter 'jungle justice' - extrajudicial punishment carried out by an angry mob with no investigation, trial or sense of proportion.
Amnesty International Nigeria said blasphemy was 'often weaponised to settle personal scores'.
