AhlulBayt News Agency - Thousands of Muslims that gathered for the Free Zakzaky peaceful protest were tear gassed by mobile policemen on Thursday 11th July 2016 in Zaria metropolis.
Reports have confirmed that the security operatives fired upon peaceful protesters with canisters of tear gas near Kofar Doka in Zaria, a place where a dozen of Muslims were killed in 1996 in a similar protest when the dictator, Abacha arrested Sheikh Zakzaky.
Sources of people have been arrested by the police after the evening protest.
However a similar protest held in Kaduna metropolis ended peacefully even though a contingent of mobile policemen followed the protesters demanding the release of Sheikh Zakzaky.
Similar free Zakzaky protests were held all over the major towns of Northern Nigeria on Thursday.
Major towns like Kano, Gusau, Yola, witnessed large turn out of people calling on the Federal government to release Leader of the Islamic Movement, Sheikh Zakzaky, who has been in custody without trial for the past eight months.
The Islamic Movement has been organizing peaceful protest such as this from time to time to press home its demand for the unconditional release of Sheikh Zakzaky to attend to his failing health since he was shot and 1000+ of his followers killed by the Army in December, 2015.
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Nigerian army fire tear-gas at 'Free Zakzaky' peaceful protesters in Zaria
Thousands of Muslims that gathered for the Free Zakzaky peaceful protest were tear gassed by mobile policemen on Thursday 11th July 2016 in Zaria metropolis.