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2018-04-17 Africa Subsaharan

Nigerian police fire live rounds, kill one during protest for Sheikh Zakzaky's release

[PRESSTV] One person has been reportedly killed and several others injured after members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) clashed with the police in the capital Abuja.

The police, using tear gas and live ammunitions, forcefully dispersed Shia protesters demanding the release of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, at the Unity Fountain on Monday.

Sheikh Zakzaky has been detained without trial for over two years.

Abdullahi Muhammad, an IMN leader, said he witnessed police dragging bullet-hit protesters into a van and sitting on them, adding that he did not know if they were dead or alive.

"As we started protesting they started shooting tear gas and using water cannons," Muhammad said, noting, "We refused to disperse and they used bullets as well, and they shot so many people."

"They want to push us to violence but they couldn't, so that is why they are using live ammunition, thinking that killing will stop us. No amount of killing will stop us."

"The only thing that will stop these protests is when the government frees our leader."

Posted by Fred 2018-04-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Islamic Movement of Nigeria (Iran)

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