Government report: Nigerian army killed 348 Shias during Zaria carnage
A government-commissioned report says the Nigerian army killed 348 Shia Muslims during an attack on a religious ceremony last year.
A government-commissioned report says the Nigerian army killed 348 Shia Muslims during an attack on a religious ceremony last year.
The Monday report confirmed claims made by the Islamic Human Rights Commission that 347 of those killed were secretly buried in a mass grave.
On December 12, 2015, Nigerian soldiers attacked Shia Muslims attending a ceremony at a religious center in the city of Zaria, accusing them of blocking the convoy of the army’s chief of staff and attempting to assassinate him.
In the following day, Nigerian forces raided the house of senior Shia cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzakyand arrested him after killing those attempting to protect him.
