Media reports says up to 1,000 Shia Muslims brutally massacred by Nigerian Army

Media reports are now saying up to 1,000 Shia Muslims were brutally massacred

Media reports are now saying up to 1,000 Shia Muslims were brutally massacred at the hands of the Nigerian Army and the leader of the Shia community Sheikh Zakzaky was assaulted before being imprisoned.

The Shias had reportedly stopped the convoy of the Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai as al-Zakzaky was planning a speech in the religious center. 

The Nigerian government has come under strong criticisms from international human rights groups and activists for violating religious and social freedoms, including attacks on peaceful Shia gatherings.

Human rights groups such as Amnesty International have condemned the attack calling for an urgent investigation into the killing.