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Iran 'urges Nigeria to protect Shia population'

Iran has called on Nigeria to take “prompt and serious” action to protect Shia Muslims after dozens of them were allegedly killed in a military crackdown in the north of the country, Tehran-based Tasnim news agency reports.

"It is a worrying incident and prompt measures are needed to calm the situation," it quotes Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif as telling his Nigerian counterpart Geoffrey Onyeama in a phone call.

Nigeria has not commented on the report.

The pro-Iranian Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) said soldiers had killed hundreds of its members during clashes in northern Zaria city over the weekend.

The military has not given casualty figures but said the clashes took place after IMN members attempted to assassinate army chief Gen Tukur Buratai.

The IMN enjoys tremendous support from Iran and many of its members are sponsored to go and study there.

Most of Nigeria's Muslims are Sunnis but the number of Shias is increasing in some areas.

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-CramJones

Rubbish. Protect what? Their fada left yansh.

Iran should know that President Mohammadu Buhari is committed to ridding Nigeria of murderers, terrorists, kidnappers and most importantly thieves - be it Shia or Sunni, Boko Haram or ISIS, Christian or Muslim, anyone found in any of these mentioned categories would face the wrath of the Nigerian law enforcement. We are a sovereign nation, Iran has no right to tell us how to run our country. They should get busy dealing with Israel and the west, and leave Nigeria alone!

-CramJones

CC: lalasticlala ishilove obinoscopy seun

Are they for Real??

So now Iran feels they can tell us what to do abi

noted

cramjones:
Iran should know that President Mohammadu Buhari is committed to ridding Nigeria of murderers, terrorists, kidnappers and most importantly thieves - be it Shia or Sunni, Boko Haram or ISIS, Christian or Muslim, anyone found in any of these mentioned categories would face the wrath of the Nigerian law enforcement. We are a sovereign nation, Iran has no right to tell us how to run our country. They should get busy dealing with Israel and the west, and leave Nigeria alone!

-CramJones

CC: lalasticlala ishilove obinoscopy seun

buhari ran to Iran to beg them, they can control him

iran should just shut up and face their front.that is why they fervent in their nuclear quest just to threaten other sovereign entities

Let dem gerrarehere

Is PMB a Sunni?

MonitorinSpirit:
Rubbish. Protect what? My mother left yansh.

Mightymanna:
iran should just shut up and face their front.that is why they fervent in their nuclear quest just to threaten other sovereign entities

MarshRiley:
So now Iran feels they can tell us what to do abi

please for once stop thinking like Nigerians and think like human beings. Somebody is advicing you and ur feeling like " or else what will happen?"

cramjones:
-CramJones

I like this old troll .