Zaria Massacre: Nigeria Shi’a group releases 705 names, photos of ‘missing members’ – FULL LIST
January 25, 2016Sani Tukur
The
Islamic Movement of Nigeria has released 705 names and photographs of
people it said are its members missing since December 12 and 13, 2015,
when Nigerian soldiers carried out raids on the sect’s bases in Zaria,
Kaduna State.
The raids took place after members of the sect
barricaded a road, stopping the convoy of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff,
Tukur Buratai.
The Army said it used force as the blockade was an attempt on Mr. Buratai’s life. The Shi’a group denies attacking Mr. Buratai.
After
killing a sizeable number of the sect’s members on Saturday afternoon,
the Army, witnesses said, returned to the Hussainiyyah base of the
Shiites, as well as the resident of group’s leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky,
in Gyellesu, also in Zaria.
Altercations that followed led to the death of more members of the group, witnesses say.
Mr. El-Zakzaky survived gunshot wounds and was taken away by the military, alongside his wife.
Human
Rights Watch said in its report at least 300 members of the Shi’a group
were killed. The organisation also said hundreds of victims were
secretly buried by the army.
The army has not given an official figure of deaths.
Here
is a list of 705 names and towns of origin released Monday by the Shi’a
group published on its Facebook page. The group says the list is
provisional.
(list in the below links)
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/197360-zaria-massacre-nigeria-shia-group-releases-705-names-photos-of-missing-members-full-list.html
http://islamicmovement.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2438:list-of-missing-people&catid=41:frontpage
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Shiite Group Releases List Of Members Missing Since Military’s Massacre
Last
December, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a damning report regarding
the evidence of mass graves in Zaria as well as estimating that at
least 300 people were killed in the massacre.
by Sahara Reporters, New York Jan 25, 2016
In
a Facebook post released on Monday, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria
(IMN) released the names of 705 of their members they claim have been
missing since the military slaughtered hundreds of Shiites in December
2015. The social media post stated that the list was preliminary, as the
fates of many believed to be killed or abducted by the military remains
unclear.
In addition to a full list of names, the post also
included a poster depicting several of the missing IMN members, as well
as disturbing photos of those injured during the massacre.
On
December 12 members of the IMN clashed with the Nigerian Army on the
streets of Zaria in Kaduna State. The military claimed that members of
IMN set up a roadblock in an attempt to trap and then assassinate Army
Chief of Staff Lt. General Tukur Buratai. However, the IMN said that
they were merely holding a peaceful protest.
Two days after the
massacre, SaharaReporters obtained a video depicting a pile of dead
Shiite Muslims stacked along a street in Zaria which were being looted
by passersby.
On top of the killing hundreds of Shiites, the army
also captured the leader of IMN Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky after laying
siege to his home for 11 hours. Grim photos subsequently emerged of
Sheikh Zakzaky badly wounded and plopped into a wheelbarrow by Nigerian
soldiers. More photos later emerged of Nigerian authorities destroying
the home, properties, and important Shiite sites by fire or turning them
into rubble.
Sheikh Zakzaky is believed to be enroute to France
for medical treatment of the wounds he received during the siege,
according to media reports. Relatives speaking with SaharaReporters have
said that it took weeks before they knew the details of Sheikh
Zakzaky’s condition and location.
As details emerged regarding
the massacre, several human rights organizations and foreign governments
issued condemnations of the Nigerian military. The US government called
upon President Muhammadu Buhari to launch an independent probe into the
actions taken by the Nigerian Army.
Last December, Human Rights
Watch (HRW) published a damning report regarding the evidence of mass
graves in Zaria as well as estimating that at least 300 people were
killed in the massacre.
“At least 300 Shia sect members, and
likely many more, were killed and hundreds more injured, according to
witnesses in at least two of the sites and a hospital source.
“Soldiers
quickly buried the bodies in mass graves without family members’
permission, making it difficult to determine an accurate death toll,”
the report read in part.
The military and Kaduna State government
have announced that they are investigating the circumstances of the
massacre. However, activists have stated that they do not trust the
outcome of these investigations--particularly having the military
investigate itself and its Chief of Staff.
http://saharareporters.com/2016/01/25/shiite-group-releases-list-members-missing-military%E2%80%99s-massacre
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