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Nigeria:
Army, Shi'ite Showdown - Zakzaky's Followers Give Conditions for Peace
Leadership, 17 December 2015
Leaders of Shia Islamic Movement of Nigeria yesterday, in Abuja, itemised five conditions for possible truce, chief among them the immediate release of their spiritual leader,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Zaria Killings - Iran Mission Mute On Nigerian Envoy Summon
Daily Trust, 17 December 2015
Officials of the Iranian Embassy in Abuja yesterday declined comments on Iran's summon of the Nigerian envoy in Tehran over the recent bloody clashes between the Nigerian Army and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
U.S. Expresses Concern Over Clashes in Zaria
This Day, 16 December 2015
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle, has expressed his country's concern over the recent clashes between the Nigerian military and the Shiite group Islamic… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Senate Probes Army, Shiite Clash in Kaduna
This Day, 16 December 2015
The Senate on Wednesday raised an ad-hoc committee to investigate the clash between members of the Nigerian Army and Shiite in Zaria, Kaduna State on Saturday and report its… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Army/Shiite Clash - Sultan Lauds FG On Fact-Finding Mission
Vanguard, 17 December 2015
The Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, President of the Jam'atu Nasril Islam, JNI, has commended the Federal Government for sending a fact-finding mission to Zaria, led… Read more »
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Nigeria:
UK Expresses Concern Over Zaria, Kaduna Violence
This Day, 16 December 2015
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright has expressed concern over the recent violent clash between the Nigerian Army and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria in Zaria… Read more »
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Nigeria:
NSCIA, Can Demand Inquiry Over Zaria Killings
Daily Trust, 17 December 2015
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the National Assembly yesterday demanded an immediate probe into last… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Killing of Shi'ites in Zaria Must Be Urgently Investigated
Premium Times, 16 December 2015
The shooting of members of a Shi'ite religious group in Zaria, Kaduna state, by the Nigerian army must be urgently investigated, and anyone found responsible for unlawful killings… Read more »
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Nigeria:
America Demands Quick, Transparent Probe of Shi'ites, Army Clash in Zaria
Premium Times, 16 December 2015
President Barack Obama has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately probe the clash between the Nigerian Army and the Islamic Movement in Nigeria in Zaria on Saturday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Zaria Massacre - Senate, House of Reps Order Probe
Premium Times, 16 December 2015
The two chambers of the National Assembly - the Senate and the House of Representatives - have mandated their committees to investigate the deadly clash between the Shi'ia Islamic… Read more »
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Nigeria:
El-Zakzaky's Followers Demand His Release, Seek Independent Investigation
This Day, 16 December 2015
Followers of the leader of the Islamic Movement, Sheik on Wednesday in Abuja called for the immediate release of their leader Ibraheem El-Zakzaky whom they said received gun shots… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Army VS Shiite - It's Unacceptable for Army to Declare War Against Unarmed Citizens - NLC
Vanguard, 17 December 2015
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday, said it was unacceptable for Nigeria Army to declare war of attrition against unarmed citizens and threw its weight behind the probe of the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Army/Shiite Clash - CAN Sues for Peace
Vanguard, 16 December 2015
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has sued for peace following the altercation between the Nigerian Army and Muslim faithful of the Shia Islamic movement, which led to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Zaria Massacre - CAN, NSCIA Demand Judicial Commission of Inquiry, Call for Calm
Premium Times, 16 December 2015
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, and Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, have urged the Nigerian government to investigate the killing of several members… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Shi'ite, Army Showdown - FG Moves to Probe Killings
Leadership, 16 December 2015
The federal government has begun moves to investigate the killings in Zaria, Kaduna State, following the clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Shi'ite sect. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigeria Accused of Killing Hundreds of Shia Muslims
Al Jazeera, 16 December 2015
Police have killed at least three Shia Muslim protesters after opening fire in the northern city of Kaduna, the spokesman for the religious minority in Nigeria said, as activists… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Zaria Massacre - NSCIA Summons Expanded Emergency Meeting, Over 200 Top Muslim Leaders to Attend
Premium Times, 16 December 2015
The leadership of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has summoned an emergency "expanded general purpose meeting " over last week's massacre of members of the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Zaria - Shiites Ground Kaduna, Protest Release of Leader, El-Zakzaky
Vanguard, 15 December 2015
Following last Saturday's violent clash in Zaria, Kaduna State, between the Nigerian Army and members of the Shiite sect, which led to the death of scores of the sect's members,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Shi'ite Members Killed in Protest Over Army Crackdown
This Day, 16 December 2015
Another three members of the Shiite Islamic sect, also known as Islamic Movement in Nigeria, were killed in Kaduna yesterday during a clash with the police. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Iranian President Calls Buhari Over Zaria Killings
Daily Trust, 16 December 2015
Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, yesterday made a phone call to President Muhammadu Buhari over the army's clash with Shi'ite members and the situation with the Shi'ite leader… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Army/Shi'ite Clash - NHRC Sets Up Probe Panel
Vanguard, 16 December 2015
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, yesterday, said it had constituted a Special Investigative Panel to probe circumstances that led to the bloody clash between the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Shiites - Soldiers Lay Siege to Kano-Zaria Highway
This Day, 15 December 2015
Barely 72 hours after the Shiite and army clash in Zaria, which led to loss of lives with many sustaining various degree of injury, soldiers armed with sophisticated weapons have… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Zaria Violent Clash - 61 Bodies Deposited At ABUTH - CMD
Vanguard, 15 December 2015
THE Chief Medical Director, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, Kaduna State, Prof. Lawal Khalid, has said that its mortuary has received 61 dead bodies… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Shehu Sani Blames Military for Zaria Killings
Premium Times, 15 December 2015
The senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has blamed the Nigerian military over an attack that left several members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria dead and many… Read more »