Nigeria: Police attack Husseini mourners in Ashura procession

Dozens were killed and injured as a result of the Nigerian police shooting at a mourning procession commemorating the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in the north of the country.

Media sources in Nigeria reported that four people were martyred and dozens were injured as a result of the Nigerian police shooting at an Ashura procession in the north of the country.

The march began in Soba, in the Nigerian city of Zaria.

The people of towns, villages and rural areas are used to hold gatherings to commemorate the Ashura event at the end of Muharram after the completion of its revival in cities and governorates, while the authorities often attack the processions marches, resulting in martyrs and wounded Shias of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them.