{"id":15247,"date":"2018-10-31T13:17:36","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T13:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=15247"},"modified":"2018-10-31T13:17:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T13:17:36","slug":"one-killed-as-nigerian-police-open-fire-on-muslim-mourners-commemorating-arbaeen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/one-killed-as-nigerian-police-open-fire-on-muslim-mourners-commemorating-arbaeen\/","title":{"rendered":"One killed as Nigerian police open fire on Muslim mourners commemorating Arba\u2019een"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nigerian security forces have once again opened fire on supporters of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria during an annual religious procession near the capital Abuja, killing at least one person and injuring some others.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to local residents and witnesses, police\u00a0fired live bullets and tear gas at thousands of members of the IMN as they took part in the peaceful procession\u00a0to commemorate Arba\u2019een, the 40th day since the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), the third Shia Imam.<\/p>\n

The IMN supporters were also demanding the immediate release of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, while marking Arba\u2019een.\u00a0The clashes took place as police attempted to stop IMN members\u00a0as they headed towards the center of Abuja. Some reports said the protesters responded by hurling rocks at the heavily-armed security operatives in the area.<\/p>\n

Abdullahi Muhammed, an IMN leader, said at least one protester was\u00a0killed as the violence escalated.\u00a0“The police they blocked the way, they started shooting tear
\ngas and they used bullets.”<\/p>\n

He also added that the group was\u00a0still trying to figure out how many were killed in Tuesday’s\u00a0clash.<\/p>\n

IMN sources\u00a0earlier said the group will go ahead with plans for \u201cArba\u2019een Symbolic Trek\u201d and expected that more than a million would\u00a0turn up for the march.<\/p>\n

On Monday, soldiers opened fire on a protest in Abuja by IMN.<\/p>\n

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Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) wave flags and chant slogans as they take part in a protest against imprisoned Shia cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky in Abuja on October 29, 2018. (Photo by AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

IMN protesters say the army killed at least 24\u00a0of their members in the Monday shootings, but the military has said only three people died and four soldiers were injured.<\/p>\n

At least 10 people were killed in an attack by Nigerian security forces against Muslims on Saturday. Reports in local Nigerian media said scores of people had also been injured after Nigerian security forces opened fire on Muslim worshipers gathering for a procession in Zuba in Gwagwalada area of Abuja.<\/p>\n

Amnesty International said reports that troops were firing live bullets at protesters were “very disturbing.” “Firing live bullets at unarmed protesters is unlawful.”<\/p>\n

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PressTV-10 killed in Nigeria attack on Muslims<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

At least 10 people are killed in an attack by Nigerian security forces on a Muslim gathering.<\/a><\/div>\n

Rights groups have accused Nigeria’s military of killing more than 300 IMN supporters and burying them in mass graves during the 2015 confrontation, a charge the military strongly denies.<\/p>\n

Nigeria\u2019s crackdown on IMN followers began in December 2015, when the army attacked a religious ceremony in the city of Zaria in the northern Nigeria. Nigerian forces later raided the house of IMN leader Sheikh Zakzaky and arrested him after killing those attempting to protect the prominent Muslim cleric.<\/p>\n

Scores of Zakzaky\u2019s followers were detained during the brutal raid by security forces on the cleric\u2019s IMN headquarters in December 2015.<\/p>\n

During the raid, Nigerian forces killed nearly 300 of Zakzaky\u2019s supporters, including three of his sons, and later buried them in mass graves.<\/p>\n

Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife, who were shot and injured during the raid, were taken into custody.<\/p>\n

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Nigerian soldiers arrive at the site of clashes between soldiers and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) in Abuja, October 29, 2018. (Photo by AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Federal High Court had ordered Zakzaky\u2019s unconditional release in 2016, but the Nigerian government has so far refused to abide by the ruling.<\/p>\n

A spokesman for the Islamic movement stated back in March that the government in Abuja was planning to indefinitely hold the cleric and his wife in custody.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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