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33: 304: 353: 367: 40: 210:, by the IMN. This claim has been strongly rejected by the IMN and several human rights organizations who argue that the massacre occurred without any provocation and that all the protestors were unarmed. The incident is considered among the "notable human rights violations since the return to democracy" in Nigeria. 569:
Garba, Mohammed Lawal; Shehu, Salisu; Labdo, Umar; Abubakar, Salihu; Yadudu, Auwalu; Gambari, Ibrahim; Mshelbwala, A.A.; Gadzama, Afakriya; Maude, Aminun-Kano; Ibrahim, Jibrin; Gambo, Khadijah Hawaja; Bala, Bilya; Nsirim, Desire Diseye (1 August 2016).
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In January 2016, the Kaduna State Government formed the Commission for Judicial Inquiry into the causes of clashes in Zaria between the IMN and the Army in December 2015, under the chairmanship of Justice Mohammed Garba, the presiding justice of the
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expressed concern over the killings; stating, "While many details of the incidents...remain unclear, we are dismayed to learn of multiple civilian deaths". The US also called for the
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On 1 August 2016, the commission of inquiry came to the conclusion that Zakzaky should be held responsible, due to "refusing to call his members to order when required to do so."
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Army spokesman Col. Sani Usman claimed that, on 12 December, IMN members had attempted to assassinate General Tukur Burutai while he was driving through Zaria by
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Muslims, mostly members of the IMN, from 12 December to 14 December 2015. The attack left at least 348 civilians killed and some others injured.
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at his convoy. IMN members have denied this. Subsequent killings on 13 December around parts of Zakzaky's compound were covered up.
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The IMN refused to provide evidence to the commission in protest of Zakzaky's continued imprisonment.
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Report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Clashes between the IMN and the NA in Zaria
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Some of the injured within a makeshift hospital were burned alive, according to a report by
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Peaceful protests condemning the killings were held in cities across India, including
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Armed attack by the Nigerian military on the Shia community of Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria
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report, Nigeria's government buried the bodies without family members' permission.
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to "quickly, credibly and transparently investigate" the events.
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The Army claimed that it had responded to an attempt to
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Zaria is located in Nigeria
Zaria
Zaria
Kaduna State
Coordinates
11°04′N 7°42′E / 11.067°N 7.700°E / 11.067; 7.700
Shia community
Islamic Movement of Nigeria
Nigerian Army
massacre
Nigerian Army
Zaria
Kaduna State
Shia
Islamic Movement in Nigeria
assassinate
Tukur Buratai
Nigerian Army
Zaria
Kaduna State
Shia
Ibrahim Zakzaky
blocking a stretch of road
throwing stones
petrol bomb
Amnesty International
Human Rights Watch
Mumbai
Chennai
Hyderabad

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