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Ahlul Bayt News Agency - The Shiite Islamic Movement its in Nigeria marked its annual Martyrs Day on Saturday, 16th of May at Polo ground adjacent to Husainiyyah Baqiyyatullah, Zaria. Hundreds of thousands attended the program from far and near.
The venue was well decorated. People used umbrella with martyr logo to defy scotching sun. Families of the martyrs were seated under well decorated canopies as Shu'ara group (poets) recited poetry on the significance and merits of martyrdom.
Other highlights of the event include parades by The Guards and martyrs' children carrying the pictures of the martyrs. The Leader of the Islamic Movement Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky arrived at the venue by 10:45AM. Upon his arrival he listened to the address of the Chairman of the Shuhada Foundation Sheikh Abdulhameed Bello. Sheikh Bello described some of the activities of the foundation which include catering for the needs of the families of the martyrs in education, training, empowerment as well as visiting of their graves and their families. He further said the number of mateys this year reaches two hundred and nine (209) while the families they left behind are 345.
After the speech by the Chairman, Sheikh Zakzaky delivered his extensive lecture on the merit of martyrdom, good tidings to the families as well as message to killers.
The Leader of the Islamic Movement presented trophies and gift items to those who excelled on the activities of the Foundation in the year.
Shaikh Ibraheem Zakzaky assures killers of dire consequences
Shaikh Zakzaky has revealed that the soldiers that killed 34 members of the Islamic Movement in Zaria, including three of his children in cold blood, detonated bomb on Ashura procession in Potiskum were the same people that to kill President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari and Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi in Kaduna last year under the guise of Boko Haram.
He pointed out that, the government was yet to offer explanation on these attempts, which clearly proved its complicity in planning and execution of the attacks.
"We know their full record and identities of perpetrators of the heinous act, and full records of the role played by each of them. We want to therefore assure them that unless they are brought to justice, we are going to continue to hold them accountable for the blood of our brothers and they can't get away with it no matter how long it takes”.
The Leader took time to narrate how the Nigerian security intensified unrelenting manhunt on him since before the 2014 Quds massacre, which he said was always met with failure.
He also wondered how recent assassination attempts and planned massacres were always intensified and heightened in holy months, from Rajab, Sha’aban to Ramadan.
He further explained how in last year’s month of Sha’aban, Nigerian government contracted the services of a killer company in the United States called Patrick Williams who was mandated to use every security apparatus and units in Nigeria to actualize the project.
“Those foreign operatives that came into the country in the guise of recovering the Chibok girls were used for the operation. They laid siege on Nisf Sha’aban while were going home, but a heavy downpour thwarted their plan. So desperate, they came to Gyellesu (my residence) at night, Allah instilled fear in them and had to retreat”.
According to His Eminence, through Allah’s protection he has escaped many assassination attempts, siege and ambush by the Nigerian security while going or coming back from Hussainiyyah Baqiyyatullah from his home, several of which were untold. “Because we have become used to the attempts, as an already failed project”.
Shaikh Zakzaky revealed that, U.S. and Israel had assured Goodluck Jonatahn that he would continue in power if only he could kill me, hence his desperation, adding that series of attempts on his life before the election were part of the plan, especially to avoid the election, which yielded not positive result.
He further said, the recent planned failed attack on his residence in Gyellesu was aimed at causing chaos to in order not to hand over power. “Part of the plan was also to unleash mayhem in Gyellesu, kill him and plunge the country in anarchy so that the in-coming government inherits the problem”.
He explained that, what transpired in Gyellesu was just a smoke-screen using hooligans as front to actualize a planned attack on him in the remaining days before the handing over of power.
He finally assured that, all their efforts will be in vain and the Islamic Movement will wax stronger and stronger.
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