Tears as Shi’ites bury dead members killed during Peaceful Protest, vow to continue protest [PHOTOS]

THERE was a flow of tears in Suleja, Niger State as the Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), popularly called Shiites, buried their members who were killed after the clashed with the Nigerian Police during a protest in Abuja by the IMN over their detained leader Sheikh Ibraheem El Zakzaky.

The sect Members on Tuesday also vowed to continue their protest despite the killing of their members.

Speaking at the funeral prayer for the six victims killed by men of the Nigerian Police which took place in Unguwan Dosa Model primary School Suleja on Tuesday by 4:00pm, Abdullahi Muhammad Musa of the Academic Forum of the organisation, said: “Police carnage against followers of Sheikh Zakzaky continues senselessly but they’re not deterred.

“Yesterday, at Federal Secretariat, the bureaucratic seat of the Nigerian government, police gunned down close to forty protesters, wounded scores and arrested very many.

“Senseless killing as this can never put off a conceptual cause as the Islamic movement is, and the struggle continues.

“The rites of funeral of the Killed took place today at Suleja. Enough, hundreds of people attended the funeral prayer, including members of their immediate families, friends and other people from around the neighbourhood and far afield; and colourful wreaths were laid on their coffins.

“Even though heavily armed forces laid siege of brothers and sisters at Banex Plaza today, tear gassing and shooting live rounds of ammunition, free EL-Zakzaky protests will continue nonstop unless our leader regain his freedom to go and tend for his seriously deteriorating health condition.

“Trigger-happy security personnel should know that senseless killing can never put us off the streets of Abuja, it only adds more power to our elbow; no amount of cruelty and inhumanity will deter us. Our leader should just be released. Tomorrow is another day for us, and protests continue.”

Recall that different courts had granted Sheikh El Zakzaky bail in the past, but the government continued detaining him, thereby pushing his followers into an endless protest.

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