One person has reportedly been killed and many others injured when policemen opened fire on members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites during annual Quds Day rally in Zaria, Kaduna State.
The Quds Day, which uses the Arabic name for Jerusalem, is a Palestinian solidarity day held every year by Shiites members on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
According to SaharaReporters, an eyewitness disclosed that the IMN members were peacefully going about their protest when policemen emerged all of a sudden and began firing live bullets at them.
He said others who sustained bullet wounds and are currently battling for their lives in hospital.