One killed, many injured as Police move to stop Shiites’ Arbaeen procession in Kano

Many are feared dead as men of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, reportedly blocked the Road and fired teargas at the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria under the guidance of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky who were trekking for the annual Arbaeen Symbolic Trekking from Kano to Zaria Kaduna state Nigeria.

According to Ibrahim Musa, President Media Forum of IMN, the attack has led to the death of one trekker while others sustained various degrees of injuries.

In a related development, Soldiers mounted a check point at the outskirts of Potiskum, Yobe state, probably to stop members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) from leaving the town to join others in this year’s annual Arbaeen Trek to Zaria, mourning the martyrdom of Imam Husain (AS) scheduled to commence from Kano this week.

The soldiers detained a trailer carrying the personal belongings of those going to Kano for the trek.

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