According to a sources
within the embattled group, Nigerian troops this morning continued their
onslaught against Muslims in Zaria, Kaduna State, killing three and seriously
wounding ten..
Eyewitness
says that Nigerian soldiers stormed one of the groups centers called
‘Husainiyyah Baqiyyatullah’ around 9 a.m. and killed three persons
including one Sani Sufi, a staff of the center.
The
Shiites accuse the Nigerian troops of killing 30 of their members since Friday
evening when soldiers shot at a procession of Shiites during the group’s
pro-Palestine demonstration in Zaria.
One
of the sources, who sent photos to SaharaReporters, said, “The number of people
killed by soldiers has escalated to 30 following another attack by the Nigerian
soldiers at Husainiyyah Baqiyyatullah in Zaria today [Saturday July
26].”
“Around 9
a.m. local time today, a group of soldiers in military vehicles and
armored tanks, opened fire on people at the Husainiyyah, killing three
people on the spot while injuring at least 10,” said the source. He added:
“Prior to today’s attack, the soldiers took two more corpses to the mortuary of
the [Ahmadu Bello University] Teaching Hospital. They killed the two in cold
blood after arresting them well and alive the previous day and they dumped
their bodies at the mortuary today, Saturday the 27th of June, 2014.”
A
spokesman for the sect said Nigerian troops were still holding 19 bodies of
casualties, adding that his group was able to retrieve 11 bodies of those shot
dead yesterday. “The number of those killed is now 30,” said the spokesman. He
disclosed that funeral prayers would be held at 5 p.m. (Nigerian time) for the
corpses in the custody of the Islamic sect. A Muslim lady felled by Nigerian
soldiers’ bullet Islamic Movement of Nigeria
However,
if the remaining bodies are retrieved on time, then the funeral for the martyrs
will be held all together,” said the source.
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