The Nigerian Army on Saturday stated its reason for attacking members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria.
The Army had on Saturday said the group blocked the road and attempted to kill the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, in Kaduna State.
In a statement on Sunday by its spokesperson, Sani Usman, the Army described the incident as ‘most unfortunate’ but blamed the sect for blocking roads meant for the public.
“Yesterday’s incident involving clashes between detachments of the Nigerian Army, accompanying the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General TY Buratai and followers of Sheikh Ibrahim El Zak-Zaky, suspected to be members of the Shiite Sect in Zaria, leading to loss of lives as a result of the Shiite group members’ blocking roads and not allowing other passers-by to go about their lawful businesses and activities, was most unfortunate,” Mr. Usman, a Colonel, said.
“The Nigerian Constitution guarantees the rights of any group of persons and Sheikh El Zak Zaky’s followers to hold a peaceful march or procession unhindered, but it also guarantees other people’s rights of way on public highways. It is important to note that over the years this group has subjected ordinary citizens using public roads to untold hardship, delays, threats and disruption simply because they insist on using public space irrespective of inconvenience and hardship on other law abiding citizens and motorists.
This cannot be tolerated and must stop!
“As soon as order is restored to the situation in Zaria city and its environs, the police will conduct an enquiry and the public will be informed.
“In the meantime, the public is advised to go about their lawful business and report any suspicious persons or incidents to the police,” the Nigerian Army said.
Mr. Usman did not give details of the various attacks or whether Mr. Zakzaky had been arrested or not.
The Islamic Movement has said its members were unarmed and that soldiers attacked its members in three different parts of Kaduna including Mr. Zakzaky’s home.
The Shiite group said the son and wife of Mr. Zakzaky were among ‘hundreds’ of its members killed by the soldiers.



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Some people are just naturally blood thirsty not because it is their mandate to carry weapons.




FTC
Chocolate cream

Useless people

DickDastardly:

Useless people

SORRY SHIITES, SUNNI WAN KILL UNA FINISH. GO AND BEG IRAN YO HELP YOU

God guide y'all

OZAOEKPE:

SORRY SHIITES, SUNNI WAN KILL UNA FINISH. GO AND BEG IRAN YO HELP YOU

I am a christian for the last time

This is a big error and the president should address the public immediately

DickDastardly:

I am a christian for the last time

shiite go and sleep

It is quite unfortunate that things have to degenerate to this level.

Again the Shiite, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria are not harmless as we all think. It is a religious and political organization with the aim of having an islamic republic like in Iran. The followers are always harmed with AK 47 as the move along with the procession to Husainiyya Baqiyatullah, Zaria obstructting traffic on Highways.

There are intelligence report connecting this group's to Boko Haram and other violent Islamic groups in Africa and the middle east... I.e Hezbollah

Sooner or later this was going to happen. The Nigeria army has been keeping a watchful eye on this group.

Who do we believe now. ..?
Everyone with their own side of the story. .
Obviously one party must be lying sha...
But who is the lying party...

God help Nigeria

Well,though wrong but since the army could shoot IPOB supporters in the east,it shows they r not biased.
Little consolation though.RIP to the dead and a panel of enquiry set up for both set of deaths (east and northern nigeria)

l hope this will not end up as another boko haram group!

The government is clueless. What happened to tear gas and rubber bullets.

That's why you kill them? There are owanbes on our roads every weekend. Catholics and other Christians go on procession, or is shia procession different. Every life is precious and mustn't be wasted.

you killed them for blocking roads....haaaahaaaa.NA is a joke

When will Nigerian security agencies ever learn. This is thesame high handed tactics that gave birth to bokoharam.
It's time for president buhari to act and bring an end to this unwanted bad publicity to his administration.
Pmb should order an inquiry into this matter to unravel the validity of the alleged human right's abuses as claimed by shites and appropriate measures should be taken to punish culpable army commander's.
If sheik zakzy and his group where also found to have broken the law at any point in time during this debacle the law should be allowed to take it's course. Nigeria is a sovereign nation and as such no individual or group is bigger than her.

Okay nah

Why should they block public roads?

Hmmm, NA and the FG better thread with care before they push this people to becoming another BH.

I wonder why a group of people will block the whole road thereby preventing others from moving and they will say they are fighting for their rights.

A couple of weeks ago, I spent a couple of good man-hours in traffic because of a bunch of protestors.

In the cause of fighting for your rights, kindly don't deny other people their own rights.

Nigeria Army has started again; there's is to shoot and ask question later.