The Police Command in Kaduna State said it has banned all forms of unlawful gathering by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria including its planned Ashura procession. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, announced the ban in a statement issued…
Israel says 4th ‘attack tunnel’ found from Lebanon (Guardian)
Israel’s army said Sunday it has uncovered another Hezbollah “attack tunnel” leading from Lebanon into its territory, the fourth since it started a search-and-destroy operation this month. Israel says the Iranian-backed Shiite militant group has dug the infiltration tunnels for…
Shi’ites: US, CDHR condemn use of ‘maximum force’ (Vanguard)
The Committee for Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, have recently condemned the use of maximum force during the Shiite clash in Abuja. Reactions yesterday trailed the bloody clashes between members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, and security agencies,…
Soldiers, Shiite clash again in Abuja, many feared killed (DailyTrust)
Many people are feared killed yesterday after members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), a Shiite group, clashed with soldiers again around Nyanya area in Abuja. Daily Trust reports that trouble started when security agents tried to stop the…