The group, Islamic Movement in Nigeria, said its members were killed in attempts by the police to stop the procession across Nigeria.had said in a statement on Tuesday that it would treat the planned procession as “a gathering in advancement of terrorism”.The Shiite members said the police shot and killed three of their members in Kaduna and one person in Bauchi State.
“We held the protest in Abuja and it has ended peacefully because the police did not meet us before it ended. But in Kaduna I understand that three people were killed when security tried to stop our members,” he said. The government accused the group of killing a police officer and a journalist, but has yet to show evidence backing that claim.
At a press conference in Abuja, Agnes Callamard said Nigeria was a “pressure cooker of internal conflict”, and condemned rampant use of excessive force by the military and police.
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