Army Arrest Shi'ite Leader As Tension Mount In Zaria
Just less than 24-hour after the attempted assassination of chief of army staff,Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, the Nigerian troops have arrested the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, a group propagating the spread of Shi’ite Islam in Nigeria, Ibrahim Elzakzaky, following a raid at his Zaria residence.
Nigerian government troops raid the home of top Shia cleric Ibrahim al-Zakzaky in Zaria
According to Premium Times, a top leader of the group, Muhammadu Turi, has disclosed that head of the medical team of the sect, Mustapha Saidu and several others were killed during the operation.
It was learnt that the Nigerian army and members had been trading blames on who first fired the first shot that led to the death of members of the sect on Saturday, December 12.
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