Many people are said to have been killed in clashes between security
\nforces and the members of the Shia sect in five states.<\/p>\n
In three of the states mobs attacked the sect members, injuring many and
\ndestroying their houses, adding another dimension to the crisis.<\/p>\n
The clashes came the as Shi\u2019ites were winding up their annual Ashura
\nprocession.<\/p>\n
The crisis took place in Kaduna, Kano, Jos, Katsina and Sokoto resulting
\nin the deployment of more security personnel to restore order in those
\nplaces.
\nIn Jigawa State the governmentsuspended all forms of processions to
\nforestall confrontation of any kind.<\/p>\n
Tension began to rise in some states as the annual historical event However, the situation escalated and boiled over resulting in the fatal Funtua<\/p>\n A violent confrontation between combined security operatives and members Commercial and social activities came to a standstill as schools and banks Witnesses said trouble started in the morning when Shi\u2019ite members Thirty minutes later<\/span><\/span>, about eight Hilux vans conveying security personnel A day to this Ashura event, the police had issued a terse statement Speaking on the issue, the leader of the movement in Katsina Sheikh Yakubu \u201cAt present, we are getting set to bury our dead members and we demand the He added that for over 40 years the procession had been taking place \u201cNothing will convince us that we are not being singled out for attack on On the recent statement issued by police banning rallies and procession, Kaduna<\/p>\n Two people were said to have been killed when angry youth from Tudun Wada, The members of the movement had scheduled a protest to press home their A resident who was at the scene confirmed the incident, adding that the The resident said, \u201cI was wondering what was going on this morning when I A member of the sect who did not want his name mentioned said the youths Confirming the incident, the Police spokesperson, DSP Aliyu Usman said the The police have cordoned off the area and normalcy has returned to the Residents of Anguwan Rogo, a neighbourhood in Jos North local government Our correspondent reports that no one was injured but most of the Shiites Witnesses claimed that members of a gang\u2019 popularly called Yan daba from Some of the Shiites who usually wear black during their processions were Operation Safe Haven Media and Information Officer, Captain Ikedichi Iweha The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Tyopev Mathias Terna said the Angry youths and members of the Shi\u2019ite group clashed in Kano yesterday, Confirming the clash to Daily Trust, the Public Relations Officer of the DSP Majia said that the 17 injured members of the group were rushed to the \u201cWe have rescued 138 members of the Shi\u2019ite, mostly women and children and At the Fagge Juma\u2019at Mosque where the Shi\u2019ite group converges annually for Mallam Sa\u2019idu Isa Yakasai, one of the Shi\u2019ite leaders in Kano told Daily \u201cScores of Shi\u2019ite members mostly adults were injured during the attack. I \u201cThis is quite unfortunate. This is not the first time our people would A man thought to be a member of the Shiite group was yesterday reportedly Commissioner of Police, Sokoto state, Mohammed Abdulkadir \u200econfirmed this Abdulkadir said the situation would have degenerated into a serious The commissioner assured the people of the state that the command would He also said three motorcycles were set on fire by Shiite members at In Jigawa State the government suspended all forms of public processions It added that the measure became neccessary inview\u00a0 of the security It said Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar approved the suspension of all The\u00a0 statement called on all law abiding citizens in\u00a0 the state to go Many people are said to have been killed in clashes between security forces and the members of the Shia sect in five states. In three of the states mobs attacked…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n
\napproached. Troops surrounded the Shiite Markas in Tudun Wada, Kaduna
\nTuesday<\/span><\/span> night but the standoff ended without any incident when they
\nwithdrew late in the night.<\/p>\n
\nclashes yesterday.<\/p>\n
\nof Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) popularly called Shiites yesterday in
\nFuntua, Katsina State led to the death of no fewer than nine persons,
\nDaily Trust gathered.<\/p>\n
\nclosed.<\/p>\n
\nconverged on Shuwaki area of the town in preparation for the Ashora
\nprocession around 8am<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n
\nbarricaded the road where the confrontation ensued, leading to the nine
\ndeaths and injuries to many.<\/p>\n
\nbanning all forms of rallies, processions, gatherings and assemblies under
\nany guise across the state with a warning that any person caught violating
\nthis order would be arrested and prosecuted.<\/p>\n
\nYahaya condemned the attack, describing it as shameful and uncalled for.
\nHe said nine members lost their lives and many others got injured.<\/p>\n
\nrelease of two corpses taken to the hospitals and later whisked away by
\nsecurity personnel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\npeacefully, wondering why the sudden clamp down on the movement by
\ngovernment through security agents.<\/p>\n
\nhow we understand and practice the religion, the constitution and laws of
\nthe land have given us freedom of worship and association but why is our
\nfreedom being trampled upon,\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
\nYahaya said this was inconsequential as the Supreme Court had ruled on
\nthat. \u201cYou don\u2019t need permission to do that. Even at that, how can you
\njust kill a soul for being part of a procession? This is jungle justice.\u201d
\nThe police authorities were yet to respond to enquiries put forward as the
\nKatsina State police spokesman DSP Salisu Agaisa failed to respond to
\ncalls placed to him.<\/p>\n
\nKaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State stormed the house of
\nMukhtar Sahabi, a Shi\u2019a leader and set it ablaze.
\nDaily Trust gathered that the sect leader\u2019s house located along Zango road
\nin Tudun Wada, Kaduna was besieged by youth who claimed to have had enough
\nof the activities of the Shiites.<\/p>\n
\ndemands for the release of their leader, Shiekh Ibrahim Zakzaky who has
\nbeen in detention since December, 2015 and the removal of the ban by the
\nstate government.<\/p>\n
\nyouths, believed to be residents of the area, attacked some members of the
\nShi\u2019ite sect who were living in the house.<\/p>\n
\nsaw youths in hundreds setting the house on fire and before the security
\noperatives could come, all of them had gone. We were standing at distance
\nto see what next would happen. Thank God that normalcy has returned to the
\narea.\u201d<\/p>\n
\npicked up a number of Shi\u2019ites and handed them over to the police. \u201cFour
\nwomen were seized and handed over to the police in Bakin Ruwa.\u00a0 Two people
\nhave been confirmed dead so far, although the place is a bit more stable
\nnow.\u201d<\/p>\n
\npolice had not ascertained if any life was lost. He said, \u201cImmediately the
\nreport came to us, we drafted our men there to address the situation, but
\nby the time we got there, they had already set the house on fire.<\/p>\n
\narea. We are investigating the situation to see ascertain the reason why
\nthe house was burnt.\u200e\u201d
\nJos<\/p>\n
\narea of Plateau State yesterday vandalized and demolished a Shiite school
\npopularly called Markaz, apparently\u00a0 in a bid to stop the sect members
\nfrom performing their annual Ashura procession.<\/p>\n
\nin the area had fled the community for fear that they would be identified
\nand attacked.<\/p>\n
\nGangare, where a similar incident last year led to a breakdown of law had
\nmoved into Anguwan rogo in solidarity with the community to perpetuate the
\nmob action on the Shi\u2019ite facility.<\/p>\n
\nforced to seek refuge in some homes where they were given alternative
\noutfits to change into to avoid identification. The Shi\u2019ite spokesperson
\nin Jos, Baba Idi could not be reached on phone but rumours spread that
\nsecurity agents were on the look out to arrest him.<\/p>\n
\nyesterday said the attack on the Islamic sect was a community mob action
\nbut stressed that men of the taskforce were able to restore order.<\/p>\n
\nShi\u2019ites had written to the command on 10th of October asking for cover
\nfor their procession and that the police on Tuesday<\/span><\/span> advised them not to go
\nahead with the procession for fear that hoodlums might take advantage of
\nit to disturb the peace.
\nKano<\/p>\n
\ninjuring 17 followers of the Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky-led Shi\u2019ite group.<\/p>\n
\nKano State Police Command, DSP Magaji Musa Majia, said the clash occurred
\nat different locations within the state capital metropolis, including
\nKofar-Mata, Murtala Muhammad Hospital and around Kano Abattoir.<\/p>\n
\npolice clinic where they were treated and discharged.<\/p>\n
\nthey are still under our custody. There was no death casualty on both
\nsides and normalcy has since returned to Kano,\u201d Majia said.<\/p>\n
\ntheir Ashura procession, heavily armed policemen were stationed at major
\nentrances.<\/p>\n
\nTrust that they were attacked by some hoodlums around Kano Abattoir
\nshortly after they had finished the annual procession of Ashura.<\/p>\n
\nsaw about 10 of our members who sustained various degrees of injury in
\ntheir head. I was able to rescue many children during the attack. It was a
\ncoordinated attack.<\/p>\n
\norganize such a procession. It is an annual event not only in Nigeria but
\nworldwide and it is always peaceful. Even this year\u2019s procession was
\npeaceful because it was after the procession that the hoodlums attacked
\nour people,\u201d he said.
\nSokoto<\/p>\n
\nand his vehicle burnt down by youths believed\u00a0 to be hoodlums at Tudun
\nWada area of\u00a0 Sokoto.<\/p>\n
\nwhile Briefing journalists on the incident. The deceased was said to have
\ncome from Kebbi state to participate in Ashura procession in Sokoto but
\nwas killed before reaching Tamaje where the procession started.<\/p>\n
\nsecurity problem but for the quick intervention of the police.<\/p>\n
\nleave no stone unturned in maintaining peace and order in the state.
\nHe said one man was arrested and a cutlass was recovered from him.<\/p>\n
\nTamaje area in Dange Shuni local government area.
\nDutse<\/p>\n
\nindefinitely, according to a statement\u00a0 by the Secretary to the State
\nAdamu Abdulkadir Fanini.<\/p>\n
\nsituation in the North central geo-political zone of the country.<\/p>\n
\npublic processions of whatever nature in all parts of the State.<\/p>\n
\nabout their normal business.
\nDaily Trust<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"