The Islamic Movement in Nigeria
(IMN), better known as Shi’ites, says it has recovered the bodies of 16 of its
members who were allegedly shot dead by soldiers on Monday.
Members of the sect clashed with
security operatives during a protest at Nyanya
military checkpoint in Abuja on Monday evening.
Abdullahi Musa, spokesman of the
group said, soldiers also took away unspecified number of corpses in their
trucks.
He added that many people
sustained injuries during the clash.
He accused President Muhammadu Buhari of ordering
guards brigade to kill their members, adding that one of the soldiers had earlier confirmed to them that they had
order from the above to shoot the protesters.
Trouble started after security
operatives formed a barricade at the city gate that borders the federal capital
territory (FCT) and Nasarawa state.
They tried to prevent the
protesters from crossing into Mararaba/Nasarawa axis of the FCT but the
Shi’ites stood their ground, resulting into a confrontation.
As a combined team of policemen
and soldiers opened fire, the IMN members responded by hurling stones and
petrol bombs at them. Some policemen retreated into armoured personnel carriers
from where they fired directly at the sect members.
A similar incident in Kaduna
state in December 2015 led to the arrest of Ibraheem el-Zakzaky, leader of the
sect, and his wife.
Zakzaky’s followers have been
mounting pressure on the government to release him.
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