Zaria Bloody Clash: Shi'ite's Leader's Wife Is Alive - Army

The reported killing of the wife of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheik Ibrahim Zakzaky, has been denied by the Nigerian army.

The army said the wife, Zeenatudeen, is alive and under protective custody alongside her husband who was said to have been shot by troops in the overnight raid on the sect leader's residence.

According to Sahara Reporters, this clarification was made this evening, December 14, by the general officer commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian army, Major General Adeniyi Oyebade, at a press conference.

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Adeniyi explained that Zeenatudeen and her husband were rescued in the course of the clash that has so far claimed 100 lives according to reports.

However, the fate of the son of the Shi’ite leader is uncertain at the time of filing this report, and the army has not commented on whether he is dead or alive. Reports in the media stated earlier that both the wife and the son of the sect leader were killed in the bloody raid.

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Umar Shehu, the Kaduna state commissioner of police, said during a media briefing that the Shi’ite did not seek police permission before it embarked on the protest that eventually led to the deadly incident with troops.

In a related development, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, has warned President Buhari and his government over the killings in Zaria, Kaduna state.

Source: Legit.ng