Potiskum (IP) - Thousands of Muslim mourners in the city of Potiskum, Yobe State, Northeastern Nigeria participated in the 2024 Ashura ceremony to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, grandson of the holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Iran Press/Africa: Imam Hussain and his family members were massacred by the Umayyad caliphate, Yazid son of Muawiyah, in the desert of Karbala.

The mourners, dressed in black, carried flags and banners with different inscriptions about Ashura mourning and that of late Qasem Soleimani, former IRGC Quds Forces Commander. 

They marched through the major streets of Potiskum, chanting mourning slogans.

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