December 22, 2015
Igbo Mandare Congress, IMC wishes to officially condole with
families of massacred members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, over
the massacre of Zaria where estimated one thousand persons Shiite
Muslims met untimely death.
Igbo Mandate Congress, IMC had previously condemned the massacre
especially when it was suspected that the death loll was ninety. Reports
have shown that estimated one thousand persons were victims of the
massacre, including the three children of Sheikh Zakzaky, leader of the
sect.
Igbo Mandate Congress views with outrage a situation whereby out of
eight children of a religious leader, six were killed by the Nigerian
Army over incidences which patience and dialogue could have resolved.
IMC also noted that even the wounded were abducted from the
hospitals and their whereabouts still unknown while the leader of the
sect is still in military custody, instead of getting the best of
medical attention.
IMC wishes to state that the officers and men of the Nigerian Army
should be taught the modern rules of dealing with civilian altercations,
and should know that the frequent release of bullets is now outdated.
IMC demands that the military should accept that they reacted over
the issue and take corrective actions to avoid a future repeat of this
ugly incidence.
IMC also demands that President Buhari should also accept
responsibility for these military excesses as Commander-in Chief of
Nigerian Armed Forces and lead a delegation that should apologize to the
sect for the excesses of his men.
Igbo Mandate Congress wishes to convey deep felt sympathy for this
endangered sect in Nigeria, especially the family of the sect leader who
have lost six out of eight children to the excesses of the military.
and demands the release of Sheikh Zakzaky and other detained sect
members for proper medical treatment. Igbo Mandate Congress advises the
Sunni Muslims in Nigeria to live at peace with their Shiite brothers and
not emulate the schisms and dissension which had polarized the Middle
East, turning it into a constant war zone.
Igbo Mandate Congress had earlier on Saturday
in a joint statement with Christian Association of Nigeria, South East,
called for the release of detained Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi
Kanu, especially after the courts have granted him reprieve. IMC finds
it disturbing that a fresh charge has been preferred against him, and
asks the security authorities to release him without delay.
IMC once again seeks justice
Source: Newsrescue.com
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