Nigerian shi'ite group says 42 killed when security forces fired upon protests

Nigerian shi'ite group says 42 killed when security forces fired upon protests

Security forces opened fire with live ammunition on members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) who had marched in their hundreds to demand the release of their leader Ibrahim Zakzaky, jailed since 2015 when the army killed hundreds of his followers at his compound and a nearby mosque and burial ground.
Source: Nigerian shi'ite group says 42 killed when security forces fired upon protests

- gist culled from pulseng