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| 'Nigerian forces sprayed Sheikh Zakzaky with six bullets' |
| 2016-01-18 |
| [Iran Press TV] Nigerian army soldiers fired six bullets at Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, seriously injuring the Shia holy man when they raided his residence to arrest him, says a member of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). Professor Dahiru Yahaya of Bayero University Kano (BUK), who has visited Sheikh Zakzaky, said he was told by the holy man that he was severely maimed after the soldiers fired six bullets at him. The academic made the remarks in an interview with Hausa Radio, the Africa desk of the IRIB (Islamic Theocratic Republicof Iran Broadcasting) world service, on Sunday. Zakzaky is the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). He was injured and tossed in the calaboose ... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not... during the raid by the army on his home in the northern city of Zaria, Kaduna State, in December. Yahaya said the condition of the holy man has improved. The academic is currently working with a committee set up to follow up on the well-being of Sheikh Zakzaky. The university professor described as "very bad and repulsive" the treatment of the committee members by army officials upon their inquiry about the sheikh, adding that the police also denied them a meeting with Zakzaky. He said Sheikh Zakzaky is currently detained by the intelligence ministry, adding that the Nigerian government only permitted three members of the committee to visit the holy man. When asked about Zakzaky's opinion on the recent developments in Nigeria, Yahaya said the holy man only sufficed expressing his "deep regret." The academic said the conduct of the Nigerian army had been "truly inhumane." On December 12 last year, Nigerian soldiers attacked Shia Muslims attending a ceremony at a religious center in Zaria, accusing them of blocking the convoy of the army's chief of staff and attempting to assassinate him. The Shias have categorically denied the allegations. No, no! Certainly not! |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 They might have hit him with six, but how many did they actually fire? |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2016-01-18 13:51 |
| #1 reload, dammit |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-01-18 10:00 |