Nigeria police killed at least 12 mourners – Shia group

Nigeria's banned Shia group says police killed more than 12 of its members during Ashura processions, a claim police haven't commented on yet

Founded by Muslim cleric Ibrahim Zakzaky in the late 1970s, the IMN has been at loggerheads with the Nigerian authorities for decades.

The group defied a police ban to hold processions for Ashura, observed by Shia Muslims to mourn the slaying of Prophet Muhammed's grandson Imam Hussein in the Battle of Karbala. Officers "brutally attacked" mourners in several cities, a spokesman for the group said on Wednesday. "In Katsina town, many have sustained bullet wounds when the police opened fire ... and even attempted to force in on the Islamic centre of the Islamic Movement," Musa said.Musa said police fired tear gas to break up processions in the capital Abuja and in the city of Bauchi.

"After finishing our procession, we came under attack by the police who fired tear gas and opened fire on our members," Deba said.

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