Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, popularly known as Shiites want the Israeli government to heed global calls and stop the killing of Palestinians and the occupation of their territory.
The leadership of the movement which made the call in Abuja on Friday said that their peaceful procession was part of global efforts to show solidarity with the people of Palestine.
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Every last Friday of the month of each Ramadan is declared International Qudus Day to protest against the occupation by the Israel Zionist regime of the Holy Mosque of Quds, the third Holy Mosque for Muslims, located in Jerusalem.
The Shiites however said they were surprised about what they called the government’s campaign of calumny and a direct attack on the procession by security operatives which led to the death of one person with four others sustaining various degrees of gunshot injuries.
The Shiite leaders appealed to the Nigerian government to always try to protect the lives and property of citizens but expressed deep concerns over what they term extra-judicial killings of unarmed Nigerians by the police during every peaceful demonstration in the country.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
