12 Feared Killed as Police, Shiite Clash During Marches via thisdaylive
No fewer than 12 people were feared dead and many others injured as the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria , known as Shiite, clashed with policemen in Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Gombe and Bauchi States, when the Muslim sect defied government’s order not to hold a procession to mark the annual Ashura parade commemorating the day in Islamic tradition when Prophet Mohammed’s grandson, Imam Hussein, died in a battle.
The IG on Monday had directed commissioners of police in the 36 states to ensure that the procession did not take place in view of the subsisting court order that outlawed the group. The Islamic group also said 10 others sustained injuries during the procession, which started about 6am along the Eastern Bypass, Kaduna.Spokesman of the IMN, Mr. Ibrahim Musa, told THISDAY in a telephone interview that the police started shooting as the Shiite members were moving by the side of the highway.
Kurna Asabe quarters in Dala Local Government Area of Kano State, is one of the strongholds of the Shiites but it was quiet for the whole of yesterday due to the presence of security personnel. But a statement by Musa, said two persons were killed in Sokoto State while one person was killed in Malumfashi, Katsina State.
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