Two members of the Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky-led Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, otherwise known as Shi’ites, were reported killed when they clashed with police in Kaduna on Sunday, August 30, 2020.
The Nation gathered that sustained gunshots were heard around the popular Ahmadu Bello Way as police made efforts to disperse the protesters.
The Shi’ites were demanding for the release of their leader and his wife, Zeenat, who has been in detention since December 2015 following a bloody clash with soldiers in Zaria.
The is outlawed in the state, and all forms of protest are prohibited.
Ibrahim Musa, the spokesman of the group said “heavily-armed policemen today (yesterday) opened fire in Zaria and Kaduna on religious mourners soon after completing this year’s Ashura processions” and “two people in Kaduna lost their lives while many others were injured in Kaduna and Zaria”.
Muhammad Jalige, the police spokesman said he was yet to be briefed on the incident.
Source: The Nation
