AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Security forces in Kaduna attacked Muharram Mourning gathering taking place Hayin Mallam Bello Area on the 3rd of Muharram 1442 (22/8/2020). The Policemen supported by hired thugs, fired canisters of teargas followoed by live ammunition on the mourners as the mourning session was on-going.
At least three person was feared killed by the rampaging forces. The Police also destroyed cars parked near the venue of the mourning session. The cars belong to people living in the area.
On Saturday evening, at Hayin Bello neighborhood, a team of policemen attacked a gathering of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria holding the annual Ashura mourning commemorating the brutal assassination of Imam Hussein (AS), the Grandson of Prophet Muhammad (S) and killed 3 persons instantly.
Those killed are: Abubakar Talle, Ali Rigasa, and Hasan Umar, with many people injured by gunshots. The police also vandalise the vehicles of those who attended the mourning session.
A police vehicle caught fire after it fell into a gutter, resulting in the burning of a house close to it.
This year’s Ashura mourning was started in Nigeria on Thursday 20/08/2020 coinciding with the beginning of new Islamic calendar 1442 in two other neighborhoods peacefully and is scheduled to culminate on the tenth of Muharram next week.
