Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), known as
Shiites, have commemorated the eight years anniversary of the alleged killing
of 34 of their members, including 3 sons of El-Zakzaky, the leader of their
movement.
The members vowed not to leave any stone unturned in the
struggle until there was revolution against injustice in Nigeria.
According to them, “We will ensure those who killed our
members do not go unpunished, we will continue to fight against all forms of
injustice against humanity in the country.”
Sheikh Abdulhamid Bello, one of the disciples of Sheikh Zakzaky, the leader of IMN, while speaking to newsmen at the graveyard of the 34 IMN members in Zaria on Sunday, assured that the remembrance of the killing of 34 of their members in December, 2014, had become an annual event to them.
Recall that on 24th July, 2014, there was a clash between
members of Shiite group and a detachment of the Nigerian Army, leading to the
alleged killing of three sons of Sheikh Zakzaky and 31 others, including an
Igbo man.
According to him, “Today, we are remembering those that were
killed in that unwarranted attack that led to the killing of our brothers,
including three biological sons of our leader, Sheikh el-Zakzaky, and we are
using this medium to send message to the oppressors that those who have carried
out such attack and injustice will not go unpunished.”
He explained that the government of Kaduna State even
admitted carrying out burial in a mass grave of over 370 of their members who
were killed in 2015.
Those who survived the 2014 Qudus day killing, recounted
their ordeals, describing it as unforgettable.
Umar Musa and Yahusa Ibrahim, while speaking, noted that
they had to undergo operations to remove the bullets in their legs, saying that
there was no provocation whatsoever from them during the peaceful procession,
but that the Army opened fire at them.
Hajiya Madina Jibril explained that her husband was among
those arrested on that fateful day of the killings, explaining that they went
to recover the corpses of those killed.
She stated that the situation was traumatic for her,
recalling that she always had a very bad day each time she remembered how their
members were killed.
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