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| Amnesty says Nigerian military killed hundreds of minority Shiite Muslims |
| 2016-04-23 |
| [CSMONITOR] The Nigerian military is again under scrutiny for allegations that it carried out systematic killings of hundreds of civilians, following a similar report in March. A new report by One man's rights are another man's existential threat. group released a report based on eyewitness accounts and satellite images detailing large-scale killings and a mass grave. Between Dec. 12 and 14, 2015, the Nigerian Army clashed with members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) who had gathered for a religious meeting. Some of the IMN members were armed with batons, knives, and machetes, and closed a section of road in front of the IMN headquarters in Zaria, blocking the Army chief's convoy. The military said they raided the city after the members of IMN attempted to assassinate the Army chief. |
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