Nigeria: evidence emerges of mass burials after Arbaeen massacre

News ID: 3833233 - Thu 24 November 2016 - 20:58

Politics

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Photographs have emerged showing the graves of over 30 victims of last week's massacre of civilians in a peaceful religious procession on the outskirts of the northern city of Kano.

Scores of people were killed and many injured after Nigerian security forces attacked them with live rounds as they marked the 40-day anniversary of Ashura.

The procession was one of many strands from all over the country trying to reach the city of Zaria to join up with a gathering organized by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) which in previous years has attracted several million people.

The photographs show several rows of freshly dug graves in a cemetery in Kaukau village in Kano State. The graves, all unmarked, are believed to belong to some of those gunned down in the military assault on November 14.

The discovery comes as the Nigerian government faces mounting concern over its recent treatment of the IMN. Last week Nigerian authorities also demolished schools, hospitals and seminaries belonging to the IMN in the state of Kaduna just as the Attorney General and Minister of Justice was flying out to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to answer questions about another massacre last December.

The Nigerian government has been waging a bloody crackdown on the IMN which has seen its leaders and followers killed, shot, arrested, raped, beaten and harassed since December 2015 when an army attack led to over 1000 people, mainly IMN members and supporters, being massacred.

SH/PR

Source: http://en.mehrnews.com/news/121571/Nigeria-evidence-emerges-of-mass-burials-after-Arbaeen-massacre

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PRESS RELEASE - Nigeria: Evidence emerges of mass burials after Arbaeen massacre

Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:19
Press Releases

Scores of people were killed and many injured after Nigerian security forces attacked them

Photographs have emerged showing the graves of over 30 victims of last week's massacre of civilians in a peaceful religious procession on the outskirts of the northern city of Kano.

Scores of people were killed and many injured after Nigerian security forces attacked them with live rounds as they marked the 40-day anniversary of Ashura.

The procession was one of many strands from all over the country trying to reach the city of Zaria to join up with a gathering organised by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) which in previous years has attracted several million people.

The photographs show several rows of freshly dug graves in a cemetery in Kaukau village in Kano State. The graves, all unmarked, are believed to belong to some of those gunned down in the military assault on 14 November.

The discovery comes as the Nigerian government faces mounting concern over its recent treatment of the IMN.

Last week Nigerian authorities also demolished schools, hospitals and seminaries belonging to the IMN in the state of Kaduna just as the Attorney General and Minister of Justice was flying out to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague to answer questions about another massacre last December.

The Nigerian government has been waging a bloody crackdown on the IMN which has seen its leaders and followers killed, shot, arrested, raped, beaten and harassed since December 2015 when an army attack led to over 1000 people, mainly IMN members and supporters, being massacred.

Notes to editors:

Pictures are attached to this release.

For media enquiries or further details please call +44 20 8904 4222 or +44 7958 522196 or 44 7426 728074 or email nadia@ihrc.org[Ends]

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Make the World just end abeg

Ok

Nigeria a confused country with a confused president

Buhari brought his murderous tendencies into this century, not surprised though. We warned but zombies wouldn't listen

Al na change

Oh God! When has heap of sand become an evidence ?

Buhari belongs in Jail at the Hague..I really regret ever voting him

where the evidence... heap of sand

Nawa for this country an our blood-thirsty president

Mtcheeew....propaganda

Land for sale

Buhari is a cow.

Which way naija

This evil govt go hear am.

No Peace for the wicked

Not concrete enough to justify the claims I only see heeps of red clay

Looks like yam heaps

Buhari and blood sucking, may God punish all those behind the killings

The picture can't justify the claim

The military have become careless under this regime. Nigeria reminds me of the book animal farm

so bubu you want to go to prison at your old age

idrisolaide:
Oh God! When has heap of sand become an evidence ?

emmanuel596:
Not concrete enough to justify the claims I only see heeps of red clay

Psyrus:
Looks like yam heaps

for failing to realize that those 'heaps of sand' are someones loved ones and relatives, your heaps of sand is coming sooner than you expected! bloody mean devils!

It is rather sad that we have to wait for International agencies to tell us about the daily oppressions and human right violations taking place in our midst. We should condemned any right violations that is meted out even to those we don't like their faces. They are humans and deserved to be treated with dignity.

Sorry, but if i were Shia, I will carry a weapon.

waiting for the denials...soon even there will be no wailers form again..and zombies will realize dey are doomed..AND NIGERIA WILL EXPERIENCE HER REBIRTH..ANY PERSON OR GROUP OF PERSONS WHO DON NOT WISH NIGERIA WILL BE SERVE PONDO YAM HERE ON EARTH AND COLLECT SOUP IN HELL BEFORE THE YEAR RUNS OUT..LIKE IF YOU BELIEVE..SHARE IF YOU WANT NIGERIA TO REMAIN IN HER CURRENT STATE.

Onyocha:
Nigeria: evidence emerges of mass burials after Arbaeen massacre

News ID: 3833233 - Thu 24 November 2016 - 20:58

Politics

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Photographs have emerged showing the graves of over 30 victims of last week's massacre of civilians in a peaceful religious procession on the outskirts of the northern city of Kano.

Scores of people were killed and many injured after Nigerian security forces attacked them with live rounds as they marked the 40-day anniversary of Ashura.

The procession was one of many strands from all over the country trying to reach the city of Zaria to join up with a gathering organized by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) which in previous years has attracted several million people.

The photographs show several rows of freshly dug graves in a cemetery in Kaukau village in Kano State. The graves, all unmarked, are believed to belong to some of those gunned down in the military assault on November 14.

The discovery comes as the Nigerian government faces mounting concern over its recent treatment of the IMN. Last week Nigerian authorities also demolished schools, hospitals and seminaries belonging to the IMN in the state of Kaduna just as the Attorney General and Minister of Justice was flying out to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to answer questions about another massacre last December.

The Nigerian government has been waging a bloody crackdown on the IMN which has seen its leaders and followers killed, shot, arrested, raped, beaten and harassed since December 2015 when an army attack led to over 1000 people, mainly IMN members and supporters, being massacred.

SH/PR

Source: http://en.mehrnews.com/news/121571/Nigeria-evidence-emerges-of-mass-burials-after-Arbaeen-massacre

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PRESS RELEASE - Nigeria: Evidence emerges of mass burials after Arbaeen massacre

Thursday, 24 November 2016 15:19
Press Releases

Scores of people were killed and many injured after Nigerian security forces attacked them

Photographs have emerged showing the graves of over 30 victims of last week's massacre of civilians in a peaceful religious procession on the outskirts of the northern city of Kano.

Scores of people were killed and many injured after Nigerian security forces attacked them with live rounds as they marked the 40-day anniversary of Ashura.

The procession was one of many strands from all over the country trying to reach the city of Zaria to join up with a gathering organised by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) which in previous years has attracted several million people.

The photographs show several rows of freshly dug graves in a cemetery in Kaukau village in Kano State. The graves, all unmarked, are believed to belong to some of those gunned down in the military assault on 14 November.

The discovery comes as the Nigerian government faces mounting concern over its recent treatment of the IMN.

Last week Nigerian authorities also demolished schools, hospitals and seminaries belonging to the IMN in the state of Kaduna just as the Attorney General and Minister of Justice was flying out to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague to answer questions about another massacre last December.

The Nigerian government has been waging a bloody crackdown on the IMN which has seen its leaders and followers killed, shot, arrested, raped, beaten and harassed since December 2015 when an army attack led to over 1000 people, mainly IMN members and supporters, being massacred.

Notes to editors:

Pictures are attached to this release.

For media enquiries or further details please call +44 20 8904 4222 or +44 7958 522196 or 44 7426 728074 or email nadia@ihrc.org[Ends]

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IHRC is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

Islamic Human Rights Commission

PO Box 598

Wembley

HA9 7XH

United Kingdom

Telephone (+44) 20 8904 4222

Email: info@ihrc.org

Web: www.ihrc.org

Twitter @ihrc







SOURCE: http://ihrc.org.uk/activities/press-releases/11801-press-release-nigeria-evidence-emerges-of-mass-burials-after-arbaeen-massacre

If it's was to be a secret burial of innocent people, the grave won't be like this,they will have make it align with the ground surface so that people won't know it's a grave.

Hmm Buhari's government is murderous and intolerant to human right. Woe to the senesless people who voted this murderer as a president. From IPOB to shiite, his murdering and blood sucking adventure continues! Nigeria will never be at peace until this murderous illiterate is uprooted from office. This is bad

Africa : a mother who eats her babies.