On 12-14 December, 2015 the Nigerian army under the commandment of COAS Lieut. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai attacked the followers of the Islmic Movement in Nigeria, in Zaria and killed hundreds and wounded several, the attack which was carried out on a baseless allegation by the Nigerian army that the followers of the islamic movement attempt to kill the COAS, during the attack they mercilessly killed three biological sons of Sheik Zakzaky and severely shoot him (Sheik Zakzaky) and his wife mu’allima Zeenatu, they dragged them to their custody and detained them illegally over four years, here are some of the data gathered about the Zaria massacre.
The Total of 548 men, 287 women, 197 children were cold bloodedly murdered among which 170 are undergraduate students, 39 families were wiped out from existence, and also 2189 children became orphans, 519 became widowed.
This attacked has been predicted by the leader long ago, and he also narrated the conspiracy wrapped in other to wiped out the movement due to the threat the movement enforce to the American and Israeli interest of scrambling Africa for the second time after there predecessor’s in the early 19th century, Some days before the attack, the leader stated clearly in his lecture on the day of Arba’een that “Saudi Arabia has paid a huge amount of money to the Nigerian authorities in other to clamp down the movement and extinguish it.
After the carnage, the whereabouts of the leader (Sheik akzaky) was unknown talk less of his health status, so the followers of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria
organized procession demanding the immediate release of their leader Sheik zakzaky, which was also been attacked by the Nigerian poloce forces, killing people and wounding several.
After a year There was a rumor going on that the leader was suffering from stroke, so the followers immediately reacted, by commwncing daily Abuja struggle, on 8th January, 2018 chanting slogans and distributing write-ups, seeking the immediate unconditional release of their leader Sheik Zakzaky, on that day upon arrival to the Federal secretariat, the Police forces engage the peaceful protesters, teargassing and arresting them and disperse the procession. however, on the next day, the members also storm the metropolis of the city, carrying placards and chanting slogans, when the Nigerian forces brutally engage them, shooting and arresting them, among which a prominent member and also the representative of the movement in Sokoto Sheikh Kaseen Umar was shot. On Friday also the members also came out as usual and also there engage by the same forces shooting, arresting and beating them.
The followings are some records of police attacks of the followers of Sheik Ibraheem El-zakzaky.
Abuja Daily Struggle starts on Monday 08-01-2018 at Federal Secretariat.
On Tuesday 9-1-2018 police attacked the protest and shot Sheikh Qasim Umar at sky memorial begger.
On Friday 12-1-2018 they attacked the protest too and arrested many
On 23-03-2018 they attacked the protest at Human right commission where Ahmad Rufa’i Dodo attained martyrdom
On 29-10-2018, guard brigade Nigerian Army perpetrated another historic massage of over 40+ of Arba’een trekkers and injured 200+ at karu bridge
30-10-2018 on the day of Arba’een trek completion still there was another barbaric attack and 10+ were killed
09-7-2019 when Sheikh Zakzaky health condition changed to worst, the protesters went to Federal Secretariat demanding his freedom where police attack the protest and killed 3
On Monday 22-07-2019 still the protest went to Federal Secretariat were Nigerian Army attacked them, killed over 10+ and arrested many, till date some of the corpses are not handed over to us.
LISTÂ OF MARTYRS
- Martyr Sheikh Qasim Umar Sokoto
- Martyr Aminu Gashua
- Martyr Adamu Salihu Malam Madori
- Martyr Jafar Mika’il Lafiya
- Martyr Mahmud Umar Sakafa
- Martyr Harisu Magaji Gabarin
- Martyr Yahya Salihu Barwa Soba
- Martyr Jafar Taraba
- Martyr Aliyu Ibrahim Rinji
- Martyr Mansur Yahya
- Martyr Sulaiman Shehu Darki
- Martyr Abuzar Pindiga
- Martyr Yusuf Ubale Bauchi
- Martyr Fatimah Batul Muhammad
- Martyr Bilyamin Abubakar Paska
- Martyr Rufai Dodo