50 SHIITE MEMBERS REPORTED DEAD IN THE CLASH WITH SOLDIERS
50 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN have been reported dead during the clash with the security operatives on Monday along the Nyanya-Keffi expressway.
Speaking with Channels TV, a member of the sect group, Mohammed Gamara, disclosed that about 200 members were injured during the attack.
“So far, I don’t have the exact number of the casualties and the martyrs but if we say they are more than 50, killed by the Nigerian Army, I don’t think I will be exaggerating,” Gamara said.
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