IRAN has called on the Federal Government to take ‘prompt and serious’ action to protect Shia Muslims after 20 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) were allegedly killed in a military crackdown in Zaria, Kaduna State.
“It is a worrying incident and prompt measures are needed to calm the situation,” Tehran-based Tasnim news agency quoted Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif as telling his Nigerian counterpart, Geoffrey Onyeama in a phone call yesterday.
The Federal Government has not commented on the report, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
The military has not given casualty figures but said the clashes took place after IMN members attempted to assassinate Army Chief, General Tukur Buratai. IMN denied the allegation, insisting the army opened fire on their members. The IMN enjoys tremendous support from Iran and many of its members are sponsored to go and study there. Though most of Nigeria’s Muslims are Sunnis, but, the number of Shias is increasing in some areas.
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