Nigerian military forces have killed several Shia Muslims
Nigerian military forces have killed several Shia Muslims who had gathered to attend a religious ceremony north of the country.
Local media said that at least seven people were killed after clashes erupted between the Nigerian army and Shia Muslims in the city of Zaria, Kaduna State.
Reports said soldiers opened fire on the people in Hussainiyyah Baqeeyatullah. The Shias had reportedly stopped the convoy of the Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai as the leader of the Shia movement in Nigeria was planning a speech in the religious center.
Shias in Zaria, one of the major Shia-dominated cities of Nigeria, have become angry over the past weeks at a surge in attacks on the members of their community, demanding the government in Abuja to do more to protect the religious gatherings of the Shias in the country.
