Thousands of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria and Arba’een mourners, marched towards Abuja earlier yesterday for the annual Arbaeen annual trek.
Members of the sect were pictured marching towards the federal capital territory despite the killing of over six of their members by soldiers previous day at Zuba bridge in Abuja.
The followers of Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky converged in Abuja to embark on the Arbaeen Symbolic Trek to mark the day that Yazid bn Mu’awiyyah killed Imam Hussain Ibn Ali and his family.
The trek commenced on Sunday and will last for three days.
The trek will be also feature the ‘Free Zakzaky’ protest to demand the release of their leader Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, his wife and hundreds of followers who are currently in detention for over 3 years since the Zaria massacre in 2015.
The Shiite group said its members won’t be hindered from the trek despite the military clash.
The Arba’een is the religious ritual for the commemoration of the Prophet Mohammad’s grandson Husayn ibn Ali’s martyrdom..
This is not the first attack Abuja recently. No fewer than five persons have been killed and over 35 vehicles destroyed in an ongoing riot caused by a minor motorcycle accident in Dei Dei, Abuja.Narrating the cause of the riot to our correspondent, an eyewitness said it started after a motorcyclist knocked down a woman by the roadside who sustained serious injury.
This led to a heated conversation among onlookers and sympathisers. In defence, the motorcyclist brought out a dagger and stabbed five people. This led to reactions and counter reactions as residents from “around the area started fighting in front of the corner shops by Tomatoes junction around the Timber Shed,” the eyewitness said.One of the people that was stabbed in the head died immediately which fuelled more reactions leading to the death of four others.
Angry residents fought vehemently smashing and destroying cars as well as burning houses. The whole area is in mayhem as business men and women had closed down their shops running to safety.
The road leading to the area has been blocked with serious traffic, people are seen leaving their cars and running to safety. Mobile Policemen and other security agencies have been deployed to the area and all is being done to restore peace. Some of the security men have also sustained injuries in the process. All efforts to speak to any of the security personnel failed at the time of publishing this
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