Unic Press UK: The Shiite Muslim faithful, believed to be members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), have been protesting since Monday in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja over the incarceration of IMN leader Ibrahim Zakzaky. Zakzaky has been in custody since December 2015, when IMN members forcefully restricted the movement of a military convoy in Kaduna.
Watching a video of the protests that occurred on Monday, the sound of live bullets could be heard. One could also see the water cannon vehicle of the Nigerian police maneuvering and spraying water on protesters.
The Nigerian Police said that over 100 protesters had been arrested.
Reuters quoted Abdullahi Muhammad, an IMN youth leader: “As we started protesting they started shooting tear gas and using water cannons. We refused to disperse and they used bullets as well, and they shot so many people. They want to push us to violence, but they couldn’t, so that is why they are using live ammunition, thinking that killing will stop us. No amount of killing will stop us.”
