Buhari Probes Army Killing of Shiite Muslims; Ignores Army, Police Killing of Biafra Protesters
President
Muhammadu Buhari led 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.Minister of interior, Abdulrahman Danbazau, led the federal government delegation to Kaduna State to see things for themselves.
The minister also held a closed-door meeting with the state governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, on the development in the state before proceeding to Zaria to ascertain what really transpired between the sect and the soldiers.
Speaking to reporters at Kaduna Government House, Danbazau said: “I came to Kaduna to see the situation of things and I decided to see the chief security officer of the state. I’m on my way to Zaria to see the situation of things.”
Meanwhile, Kaduna metropolis was yesterday thrown into panic following a clash between policemen and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi’ite.
The clash led to the killing of three members of the sect who were protesting the alleged killing of their members by the Nigeria Army in Zaria.
The protest, which started peacefully in Tudun Wada, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis, took a more hostile dimension when police tried to stop the sect members from continuing with the protest.
LEADERSHIP gathered that problem started when members of the sect gathered at a mosque to protest the detention of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakkzaky, and killing of their members in Zaria by soldiers on Saturday and Sunday.
Two policemen were injured in the fracas and are now being treated at the police clinic along Independence Way.
The clash between members of the sect and security agents led to the shutting down of business centres as people rushed home to avoid being caught up in the midst of the crisis.
In a jiffy, Kaduna metropolis was completely shut down, as workers and commercial banks immediately closed shop.
The state secretariat along Independence Way was a ghost of its self as most workers were nowhere to be found.
The Shi’ite sect, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Ibrahim Musa, confirmed that three of their members were killed by security personnel in Tudun Wada area and that many others received bullet wounds.
According to him, the mobile police (MOPOL) unit attacked a peaceful protest staged by the members of the sect in Kaduna.
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