Army/Shiite clash: NHRC seeks prompt prosecution of El-Zakzaky, others

Blames Kaduna govt, security agencies for uncertainty over number of dead, missing persons, lost assets

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to ensure prompt prosecution of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and members of his group found culpable for the December 2015 clash between them and men of the Nigerian Army.

The clash witnessed in Kaduna between December 12 to 14, 2015 led to the death and displacement of yet to be determined number of people, with an unspecified number of property destroyed.

The Nation, September 22

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