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Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by Nobody: 7:33pm On Oct 11, 2016
Nigerian troops have surrounded a gathering of Shi’a Muslims in Kaduna, with worshippers trapped inside, days after the state government proscribed the group.

Worshippers gathered to commemorate historical events associated with the Islamic month of Muharram that are particularly significant in the Shia calendar, UK-based Islamic Human Rights Commission, said in a statement Tuesday.

“Shortly before the Kaduna Markaz mosque on Zango Road was encircled by armoured military vehicles carrying heavily armed soldiers and also an ambulance were among a convoy of 18 military vehicles seen nearby,” the group said.

It called on the Nigerian government to withdraw the soldiers and allow the worshippers to continue to exercise their constitutional right to freedom of assembly and worship.

A witness told PREMIUM TIMES that the standoff was at the residence of a senior Shi’a leader, Muhtar Sahabi, and not a Mosque. He said dozens of armed soldiers and mobile police officers surrounded the compound and were waiting for those gathered inside to leave. He said some women and children who started coming out were sent back by the soldiers.


"It appears they want to make arrests following the recent ban,” the source said.
The confrontation follows a spate of arrests over recent days of members of the Shi’a sect, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, after a state-wide ban on Friday, proscribing membership of the movement.

“As was feared, the new law appears to be being used as an attempt to prevent the movement’s supporters from attending ceremonies commemorating the month of Muharram,” IHRC said.

The military activity is reminiscent of the run-up to the massacre last December of hundreds of supporters of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria by the army and the arrest of its leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.
Mr. Zakzaky remains in government custody.


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/212547-breaking-nigerian-soldiers-surround-shia-gathering-kaduna.html

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by papparatzzi2013: 7:39pm On Oct 11, 2016
You should have challenged the law in court 1st.

For now you are breaking the law of the state and you are directly inviting the wrath of your Sunni haters on you again.

Wisdom is profitable to direct. Stubbornness will only cause you more misery and more lives.

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by Nobody: 7:43pm On Oct 11, 2016
Is the illegal sect above the Law?

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by SamuelAnyawu(m): 7:43pm On Oct 11, 2016
Muslims and Muslims? grin grin




*Watching comments here with a cold Can Of Sminorff Double black with Gurana *




#IStandWithSamDaddy 2019

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by babyfaceafrica: 7:47pm On Oct 11, 2016
So?
Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by TPAND(f): 7:59pm On Oct 11, 2016
What happened to the freedom of Religion Bill. In christainity there are lots of pastors preaching heresies, no one stops them from going about their business.

Islamic friends why are you guys against the shiites.

#Freedomofreligion is my constitutional and fundamental human right

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by Nomswag: 8:07pm On Oct 11, 2016
This is becoming too much na. I hope they won't kill them too.

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by drss(m): 8:08pm On Oct 11, 2016
those of u who tink nigerian army is not a sunni islamic group, here is ur prove. even d nigerian army "coat of arm" is a sunni islamic symbol.

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by dedons: 8:19pm On Oct 11, 2016
Buhari and destruction are like...


abeg who get that our pix?

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by NaijaMutant(f): 8:20pm On Oct 11, 2016
Lol tongue tongue tongue

Let me take public opinion for My MSC Project

Click LIKE if you feel the Shiite minority Islamic group are being persecuted by their dominant majority Sunni neighbors spearheaded by the government

Click SHARE if you feel the shiite group is a troublesome minority Islamic group who deserve whatever treatment being meted out to them by the government as they pose a threat to the nation


Thanks for your response

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by anibi9674: 8:20pm On Oct 11, 2016
I thought freedom of religion is enshrined in our constitution. These northerners are just too apt in the use and dump game.

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by Omeokachie: 8:21pm On Oct 11, 2016
Is Burutai passing that route again, or the army just like using this sect to test their newly acquired armo?

ICC loading...

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by Mopolchi: 8:21pm On Oct 11, 2016
make dem continue, we are watching!

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by josite: 8:21pm On Oct 11, 2016
please shoot all of them and put this matter to a permanent full stop.can they be above the law?

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by effty(m): 8:22pm On Oct 11, 2016
It is an illegal gathering. Period.
Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by NaijaMutant(f): 8:23pm On Oct 11, 2016
The constitution has been suspended after it was used to swear in the bigoted dullard.

Does Nigeria look like a constitutionally governed nation?

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by mranswer: 8:23pm On Oct 11, 2016
Unconstitutional

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by AbuIkeli: 8:23pm On Oct 11, 2016
This pple no just dey hear word..abeg soldiers make una calm down oooh make we no hear story later

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by SSkillzzz(m): 8:24pm On Oct 11, 2016
sensing Deja vu....this is exactly happened before boko haram started their armed struggle... Nigerian govt and military never learns....

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by adenine02: 8:24pm On Oct 11, 2016
those people are just trouble maker
they tried to gather in Gombe today
buh change their mind when they saw sogas

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by AbuIkeli: 8:24pm On Oct 11, 2016
Nomswag:
This is becoming too much na. I hope they won't kill them too.
Dem supoz don get sense na

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by biffoqboxer: 8:24pm On Oct 11, 2016
Wrong Step...
Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by Saheed9: 8:25pm On Oct 11, 2016
when are they find a lasting solution to this?

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by NaijaMutant(f): 8:25pm On Oct 11, 2016
josite:
please shoot all of them and put this matter to a permanent full stop.can they be above the law?

If you are the future of Nigeria, then Nigeria should just end at this present cos it has no future in youundecided

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by djWALE(m): 8:25pm On Oct 11, 2016
Nairalanders pls pray for me,i nid my admission this year..Irep uniben

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by MrExcel(m): 8:26pm On Oct 11, 2016
The same people that visited the Shiite leader to canvas for votes are the same people saying the sect is dangerous and their gathering illegal.anyway, thank God Gej don dey house and the KD governor na Muslim (Bajju pikin)

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by NaijaMutant(f): 8:27pm On Oct 11, 2016
anibi9674:
I thought freedom of religion is enshrined in our constitution. These northerners are just too apt in the use and dump game.

Buhari does not understand the word Freedom
Or do you mean Preedom?

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by Trexnemesis(m): 8:28pm On Oct 11, 2016
anibi9674:
I thought freedom of religion is enshrined in our constitution. T

Yes, but not when you have been proscribed. Nobody is above the law of the land.
STILL ENJOYING THIS MY STAR LEMON LAGER BEER.
CHEERS.

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Re: Soldiers Surround Shi’a Gathering In Kaduna by Greataausim(m): 8:28pm On Oct 11, 2016
The nigeria troops has to be careful this time arounds.... Just remembered how boko haram started.
I heards that one of the leaders and his teams from they international shrine are in the country for an observations for some days now.

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