Shi’ites stage protest in Abuja, demand release of their leader El-Zakzaky (see photos)

Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN also known as Shi’ites are currently staging a protest in Abuja, demanding the immediate release of their leader, Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, who has been held incommunicado by the military since last year December following a clash between some of their members and the military. Security operatives have tear-gased the protesting members.

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