Information available to 247ureports.com obtained from sources within the security structures of Nigeria reveal that the altercation between the Nigerian armed forces and the followers of Shia Muslims in Nigeria, Zakzaky may have resulted in more damaging blow to the group than earlier reported in the public media.
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Loading ...Available information indicates that following the earlier shootings that saw an estimated number [over 100] of unarmed Shia Muslims killed by the Nigerian armed forces, the Nigerian military returned to the home of the Shia leader to ‘arrest’ the leader. In the process of the arrest, many immediate members of his family were shot and killed including his close aides. Others who were visiting the home of the leader were also shot and killed without a chance to escape. According to our source, “it was a raid“.
As the armed forces neared the leader of the group, Zakzaky did not mount a defense nor did he resist arrest. But he was shot in close range. He sustained four bullet wounds. A source believes he may have been beaten. He is presently battling for his life at an undisclosed location.
The Iranian officials have developed interest in the unfolding event. They are said to have issued a diplomatic warning to the Nigerian Government to review its treatment of Shia Muslims in Nigeria.
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