Ahead of the inauguration of the commission of inquiry set up by the government over the last December clash between members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), known as the Shi’ite sect, the group at the weekend insisted that it will not appear before the commission, except its leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Yakubu El-Zakzaky is released.
The group which embarked on a peaceful demonstration in Kaduna at the weekend however said it will never take arm against the constituted government in the country and will not engage in any act of violence to redress the killing of its members in the Army/Shiites clashed that occurred in Zaria.
Speaking to newsmen after the demonstration, Murktar Abdullahi Sherief said the Movement will engage all legal means to see that justice is done to the members who are killed by the Army.
He also said that the Shiites Group does not have confidence in the composition of the Judicial Commission set up by the Kaduna state government because some of the members of the commission are arc enemies of the movement and has come out openly to condemned the group’.
According to him, “As said earlier, one of the conditions for us to appear before the commission is for the government to release of leader Zakzakky and others was held unconditionally.
“We are saying 730 of our members have yet to be accounted for since the incident and the corpse of those killed are still with the Army let them release the corpse to us for burial in line with Islamic rites.” He said.
The 40th day Prayer for the repose of the soul of the killed members of the movement was held at the Rigasa central Mosque while the protests started from Katsina Road roundabout to the Leventis roundabout.
