Islamic Movement in Nigeria put out video of Zaria clash with Army (WATCH)

The Ibrahim El-Zakzaky led Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has released on its website its incomplete version of the events of Saturday, December 12, when the Nigerian Army clashed with the Shiite Muslim sect. The video was released shortly after the Nigerian Army released a video where the sect’s members were being begged to clear... Read More

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December 16, 2015

Shiite Killings: Another disturbing photo of El-Zakzaky emerges as Britain reacts

Another photo, depicting a battered leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky has surfaced on Wednesday, on social media. In the new photo, El-Zakzaky is wounded and bandaged while being moved in a wheelbarrow, and while no other face appears in the photos, boots of Nigerian troops can be seen. The picture... Read More

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December 16, 2015

Shiite killings: United States of America reacts

The United States of America has joined the list of countries to react to the violent clash between the Nigerian Army and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria resulting in the mass killing of the members of the movement. The US, in a statement released by the embassy in Abuja, stated that it is concerned by... Read More

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December 16, 2015

Video of the Shiite-Military altercation in Zaria surfaces (WATCH)

Last Saturday, several Shiite Muslims were killed as they clashed with the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna. Several leaders of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria were killed in the attack, as the leader of the group, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, was arrested by the Army. While public criticism has been largely directed at the army, a video... Read More

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December 15, 2015

Shiite killings: Minister of Interior arrives Kaduna

Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, the Minister of Interior, has landed in Kaduna state to make an assessment of the situation of developments resulting from the violent clash between the Nigerian Army and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria. The minister, made a stop at the Kaduna State Government House to visit Governor Nasir El-Rufai before making his way to Zaria,... Read More

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December 15, 2015

Shiite killings: There’s tension in Kaduna and this is what we know thus far

The protest march by Shiite Muslims in Kaduna state has resulted in a charged atmosphere in parts of the state, specifically Kaduna town. The protest, currently going on in Tudun Wada and Kawo areas of Kaduna town, has forced traders and offices to close for the day. People are reported to be running for safety as businesses have... Read More

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December 13, 2015

Son of Shiite sect’s leader, Ibraheem Zakzaky, killed in clash with Army

The Shi’a Islamic Movement has accused the Nigerian Army of killing the son of its leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, during a clash with the sect in Zaria, on Saturday. The Nigerian Army killed not less than 7 Shiite Muslims during a confrontation that lasted for hours. It was subsequently claimed that the Shiite Muslims wanted to assassinate the... Read More

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December 12, 2015

Army’s claim of assassination attempt is the ‘lie of the decade’ – Shiite sect

The Shi’a Islamic Movement has accused the Nigerian Army of peddling the ‘lie of the decade’ by alleging that the group attempted to assassinated the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai. Earlier on Saturday, the Army and the Shiite Muslims clashed at the movement’s headquarters- Hussainia Baqeeyatullah- in the PZ area of Zaria. Several people have... Read More

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December 12, 2015

‘Soldiers had no choice but to shoot at Shiite members’ – Army

The Nigerian Army has described Saturday’s confrontation with the Shiite Sect as a deliberate attempt to assassinate the Chief of Army Staff and officers in his convoy. The Army, reacting to the incidence which claimed the lives of 7 Shi’a Muslims, said the sect members were acting under the instruction of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.... Read More

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November 27, 2015

Suicide bomber hits Muslim procession in Kano

Several people have been reported dead, after a suicide bomber attacked a Shia Muslim procession, in Kano state. The bombing attack took place on Friday afternoon, at Dakasoye village, in Garun Mallam local government area of the state. The suicide bomber is suspected to be a man, who hid incognito among a group of women, who... Read More

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September 20, 2012

Anti-Islam film: Thousands march in protests in Zaria

by Isi Esene Thousands of Muslims marched in Zaria, Kaduna State today in protest against the amateur movie said to have been produced to disrespect the Holy Prophet Mohammed. The protesters reportedly displayed placards and banners and burnt US and Israeli flags on the streets of the city. The protesters who gathered under the auspices... Read More

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Islamic Movement in Nigeria put out video of Zaria clash with Army (WATCH)

Shiite Killings: Another disturbing photo of El-Zakzaky emerges as Britain reacts

Shiite killings: United States of America reacts

Video of the Shiite-Military altercation in Zaria surfaces (WATCH)

Shiite killings: Minister of Interior arrives Kaduna

Shiite killings: There’s tension in Kaduna and this is what we know thus far

Son of Shiite sect’s leader, Ibraheem Zakzaky, killed in clash with Army

Army’s claim of assassination attempt is the ‘lie of the decade’ – Shiite sect

‘Soldiers had no choice but to shoot at Shiite members’ – Army

Suicide bomber hits Muslim procession in Kano

Anti-Islam film: Thousands march in protests in Zaria

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