Tag: Shiite Muslims
Iranian President calls Buhari, protests killing of Shiites
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has telephoned his Nigerian counterpart to protest the army’s deadly crackdown on pro-Iranian Shiites in the…
Nigeria army raids Shi’ite sect; hospital says 60 killed
At least 60 people were killed this weekend when the Nigerian army raided a minority Shi’ite sect and arrested its…
We will wipe out Shiite Muslims, says Boko Haram
Boko Haram on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a Shiite Muslim procession near the northern Nigerian city…
25 dead in attack on mosque
Sanaa (AFP) – A bomb attack targeting Shiite worshipers at a mosque in Yemen’s rebel-held capital on Thursday killed at…
Boko Haram bombs Shiite muslims marking religious festival
*The bomb victims were in a procession in Tsohuwar Kasuwa in Potiskum, Yobe state A large explosion on Monday rocked…
Soldiers, Shi’ite Muslims Clash in Zaria leaves Four Dead
At least four persons have been reported dead after the clash between soldiers and adherents of the Islamic Shiite Movement…
Thousands Protest Anti-Islam Film In Kaduna
Shiite Muslims in their thousands trooped out in Kaduna, Kaduna State in Northcentral Nigeria today to protest the widely-condemned anti-Islam…