Shi'ites claim security operatives plan to carry out massacre

– The Shi’ite group alleged that southern Muslims and Christians in the north will be killed by security operatives – The group claimed this is part of the plan to disrupt their own religious trek – It called for the unconditional release of its leader, El Zakzaky who is in detention The Islamic Movement in Nigeria known as Shi’ites have claimed that they have uncovered a plan by security operatives to massacre southern Muslims and Christians. The religious sect that has been outlawed in Kaduna and some other states said there was also plan to disrupt its religious trek. Daily Post reports that Ibrahim Musa who is the media forum president of the religious sect in a statement said its planned trek was purely religious which should not be a problem as people have trekked for political reasons without causing any problem. READ ALSO: Angry Kano youths attack Shi’ites with machetes The statement read: “It has come to our notice that security agents have perfected plans to cause mayhem during our annual symbolic Arbaeen trek, commemorating a similar trek the Umayyad ruler Yazid subjected family members of Prophet Muhammad
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