Armed men and thugs attacked and killed three members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria who were conducting the Ashura mourning session in Kaduna.
The group blamed Gov Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, whom they accused of venting his anger over his brawl with NBA, according to their spokesman, Ibrahim Musa, in a statement.
“Today, Saturday evening, at Hayin Bello neighborhood, a team of policemen attacked a gathering of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria holding the annual Ashura mourning commemorating the brutal assassination of Imam Husein, the Grandson of Prophet Muhammad (S) and killed 3 persons instantly.
Those killed are: Abubakar Talle, Ali Rigasa, and an unnamed person, with many people having gunshot injury. The police also vandalised the vehicles of those who attended the mourning session.
“A police vehicle caught fire after it fell into a gutter, resulting in the burning of a house close to it.
“This year’s Ashura mourning was started on Thursday 20/08/2020 coinciding with the beginning of new Islamic calendar 1442 in two other neighborhoods peacefully and is scheduled to culminate on the tenth of Muharram next week”