Not less than four people have been feared killed and 20 others wounded as members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN)( Shi’ites) clashed with men of the Nigeria Police in Kaduna.
It was gathered that the Shi’ites filed out in large number on Friday for a peaceful procession to mark the International Quds Day in the state capital.
When the law enforcement operatives, particularly the Nigeria Police, stormed the scene to disperse the procession, the members of the proscribed IMN resisted the effort to disperse them.
The Shiites assembled near the Katsina roundabout along Ahmadu Bello Way prior to the arrival of the Police, who attempted to disperse them.
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This situation caused tension and unease among the citizens, especially those with businesses situated along Ahmadu Bello Way as shots were fired by the police to disperse the protesters.
Eyewitnesses disclosed that shots were fired during the clash and in the process, four members of the IMN were killed, while about 20 others were injured.
The Kaduna State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mansir Hasan confirmed that three Police personnel were injured during the incident and taken to the hospital for treatment.
ASP Hassan also debunked the allegations that the Police operatives killed members of the IMN, noting that no live ammunition was used to dispense the procession.
Speaking earlier during the procession, one of the leaders of IMN, Professor Dauda Nalado, said the Quds day is celebrated annually during the month of Ramadan.
According to him: “The great global leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imaam Ruhullah Al-Musawi Al-Khomeini, Invited Muslims and non-Muslims with humanity at heart to show solidarity with the innocent and oppressed people of Palestine and against the brutality of the usurper, apartheid, and the illegal state of Israel. The imam declared the last Friday of each Ramadan as the International Quds Day.
