Iran Press/Africa: Three mourners are confirmed martyred as Nigerian Police forces attacked Ashura1442 religious mourning session observed by followers of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky in Kaduna.
Nigerian military forces also set fire to a car belonging to the mourners and fired tear gas at them.
Zakzaky, who is in his mid-60s, has been in detention since December 2015 after his residence in the city of Zaria was raided by the Nigerian Army, during which he was beaten and lost vision in his left eye.
During the brutal arrest, three of his sons were also killed, his wife sustained serious wounds, and more than 300 of his followers were killed.
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