Iran Press/ Africa: The participants also expressed solidarity with the oppressed people of Palestine especially those in the Gaza Strip who are facing ethnic cleansing and all kinds of war crimes by the genocidal regime of Israel, who have both financial, military, and political support from the United States of America and other Western countries.
The mourners who were holding flags of Palestine and banners started a march from Wuse market in the heart of Abuja, passing through major streets of the Federal Capital Territory.
In an exclusive interview with Iran Press, Mohammad Kabir, who participated in the march said: "This is Ashura ceremony. We are doing it on the tenth of Muharram every year. Regarding the genocide in Gaza, we are calling for Israel to stop the genocide, that is why we are saying free Palestine every day.
In another exclusive interview with Iran Press, Abdullahi Musa, the National Secretary of the Academic Forum said: "The relationship between Imam Hussain and the Palestine issue is nothing but justice. Seeking for justice, fighting for justice. Imam Hussain (as) stood against thousands of Yazid's soldiers because he was fighting for justice. Yazid was oppressing the people, tyranny and oppression had gone to the peak at that time, and Islam was in great danger. Imam Hussain sacrificed his life to save justice. And if you are looking at what's happening in Gaza today, it's injustice. Therefore, Imam Hussain stood for justice and the people that came out to the streets (in Abuja) today, who are commemorating Ashura, are trying to emulate Imam Hussain in the fight against injustice."
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