In what appeared to be a show of force on Saturday, the Nigerian Army reportedly attacked members of the Shiite sect in Zaria, Kaduna. Allegedly, this attack was caused by members of the Shiite group refusing an army envoy from transporting the Chief of Army Staff, General T Y Buratai. This resulted in a crackdown on the group by soldiers of the Nigerian military, leading to the death of about 20 people. News also emerged that the army proceeded to the house of the Shiite leader, Ibrahim Elzakzaky, to kill his second in command, his wife, son and other members of the family. Reportedly, they also set fire to a Shiite shrine in Kaduna.
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