Nigerian forces have arrested the top Shia cleric, Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, after carrying out a deadly raid on his private residence in the country’s northern region.
The activists and local residents said that a large number of soldiers torched and destroyed several parts of al-Zakzaky's house before arresting the cleric on Sunday. The army eventually overtook the home of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, claiming the lives of many people.
Reports say the fate of al-Zakzaky and his wife remains unknown after the attack.
Sources said that several people were martyred or injured when the Nigerian government forces opened fire on local residents who were attempting to protect the cleric.
The second in command to the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Muhammad Turi, and the group’s spokesman, Ibrahim Usman, are reported to be among the martyred.
According to the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, the troops have also rounded up several peace activists who were attending a peace march against the army's brutality.
The developments followed the Saturday violence between troops and Shia Muslims in the country’s city of Zaria, Kaduna State, in which at least 15 people were martyred and many more injured.
source : irib
