- Islamic Movement in Nigeria has accused Nigerian police of killing two of their members
- The group alleged that police used teargas and live ammunition to disperse their members
- They urged the Nigeria police and authorities to de-escalate the situation
Two unidentified members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) are said to have been allegedly killed by mobile policemen in Kano.
The police are said to have been drafted to stop the Arbaeen annual trek that started peacefully in Kano today.
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Ibrahim Musa, president, media forum of IMN said this in a statement made available to NAIJ.com.
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria during the Arbaeen annual trek that started peacefully in Kano . Photo credit: Ibrahim Musa
"The statement read: "Thousands of IMN members started the trek from Kofar Mazugal inside Kano metropolis in the morning around 10:00am, prayed afternoon prayers at Kofar Nasarawa and terminated today’s trek at the popular Lado overhead bridge.
"It was while people were dispersing that mobile policemen arrived the scene and started firing teargas and eventually live bullets. A muslim brother and Sister were confirmed shot and killed by the police and their corpses taken by their attackers. Many people were reportedly injured.
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria alleged that policemen killed two of their members during the Arbaeen annual trek that started peacefully in Kano . Photo credit: Ibrahim Musa
"When news spread that mobile police had laid siege on the Arbaeen trekkers in the outskirts of Kano, a London based human rights group, IHRC, issued a press release calling for restraint on the part of the police authorities.
Going further, the report said: "We are deeply concerned at reports of this build-up given the past attacks on the Islamic Movement by the police and armed forces. We demand the Nigeria police and authorities de-escalate the situation immediately," said Islamic Human Rights Council (IHRC).
However while terminating today’s trek, a leading member of IMN, Dr. Sunusi Abdulqadir, called on members of IMN to go back home peacefully as they came, and return tomorrow to continue the march to Zaria.
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) condemned the attack by police on peaceful protests by its members in Kaduna and Sokoto states.
NAIJ.com gathered that the group in a statement signed by the media president, Ibrahim Musa, called on the President Muhammadu Buhari's administration to comply with the release of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky from illegal detention.
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Source: Naija.ng