Four people have been reportedly killed in a clash between security operatives attached to the convoy of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna and Shi’ite members in Bakin Ruwa Area of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Thursday.
According to Daily Trust, the clash happened around 4:15pm when the governor visited the community.
It was gathered that the convoy came in contact with the Shi’ite members who were performing their weekly procession at Bakin Ruwa along Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway.
A local, Tasiu Muhammed, who witnessed the incident, said some of the Shi’ite members started shouting as the convoy tried to pass through the procession.
He said the situation led to commotion as the security men opened fire when some youth threw stones at them.
A relation of Yushehu Muhammed, one of the victims killed, said his late nephew was not a Shi’ia member but a commercial driver who was hit by a stray bullet.
‘It was a sad incident. I received a call that my nephew who was a commercial driver was hit by a bullet,” he said.
He demanded investigation as well as compensation because his nephew was a married man.
It is also gathered that the security men arrested some youths at the scene and whisked them away.
However, a Shi’ite representative in the state, Abdullahi Usman, said none of those killed was their member.
According to him, they were commercial drivers at a bus stop near where the incident happened.
He also said it was not true that their members clashed or pelted the convoy with stones.