2015 Zaria massacre

Massacre by Nigerian Army against Shias October 2026 2015 Zaria massacre 250 Nigeria 11.0855409 7.7199454 Zaria none center Location of Zaria in Nigeria Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria 11 04 N 7 42 E region:NG inline,title Shia community, Islamic Movement of Nigeria 12–2015 12 14 y At least 1000+ http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nigeria-shia-killing-1.3365587 Nigeria military killed hundreds of Shias, activists say 2021-09-07 2017-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20170424221911/http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nigeria-shia-killing-1.3365587 live Nigerian Army The Zaria massacre, also known as the Buhari massacre, was a massacre carried out by the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria, on Saturday, 12 December 2015, against Shia Muslims, mostly members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN).14 December 2015 Nigerian Army: Islamic Leader Zakzaky in Custody Following Raids https://www.voanews.com/a/nigerian-shiites-say-soldiers-have-killed-hundreds/3102014.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20231227182802/https://www.voanews.com/a/nigerian-shiites-say-soldiers-have-killed-hundreds/3102014.html 27 December 2023 6 March 2024 Voice of America "Military, Shiite Muslims clash in northern Nigeria" https://web.archive.org/web/20210411002327/http://news.yahoo.com/military-shiite-muslims-clash-northern-nigeria-201559877.html 2021-04-11 ,Yahoo News, 14 December 2015."Nigerian military attacks Shia group over blocked road, killing some" https://web.archive.org/web/20210802104011/https://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/15/africa/nigeria-attack-on-muslims/index.html 2021-08-02 ,CNN News, 15 December 2015.Faul Michelle Isenyo Godwin 14 December 2015 Nigerian Shiites Say Soldiers Have Killed Hundreds http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nigerian-shiites-soldiers-killed-hundreds-35751973 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151228203227/http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nigerian-shiites-soldiers-killed-hundreds-35751973 28 December 2015 6 March 2024 ABC News At least 1000 civilians were killed, with 347 bodies secretly buried by the Army in a mass grave.https://kdsg.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Report-of-the-Judicial-Commission-of-Inquiry-into-the-Zaria-Clashes1.pdf Report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Clashes between the IMN and the NA in Zaria Garba Mohammed Lawal Shehu Salisu 1 August 2016 Kaduna State Government Labdo Umar Abubakar Salihu Yadudu Auwalu Gambari Ibrahim Mshelbwala A.A. Gadzama Afakriya Maude Aminun-Kano https://web.archive.org/web/20161020013115/http://kdsg.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Report-of-the-Judicial-Commission-of-Inquiry-into-the-Zaria-Clashes1.pdf 20 October 2016 Ibrahim Jibrin Gambo Khadijah Hawaja Bala Bilya Nsirim Desire Diseye The Army claimed that it had responded to an attempt to assassinate Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, 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."Zaria Violent Clash: Army, Shiite sect trade blames" https://web.archive.org/web/20200911172603/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/zaria-violent-clash-army-shiite-sect-trade-blames/ 2020-09-11 ,Vanguard Newspaper, 12 December 2015. Zaria Massacre: Army had "predetermined mandate" to attack Shi'ites - Group http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/195424-zaria-massacre-army-had-predetermined-mandate-to-attack-shiites-group.html Premium Times 21 December 2015 en-GB 21 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151221045453/http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/195424-zaria-massacre-army-had-predetermined-mandate-to-attack-shiites-group.html live The incident is considered among the "notable human rights violations since the return to democracy" in Nigeria.LeVan A. Carl https://books.google.com/books?id=oLRwDwAAQBAJ&q=2015+zaria+massacre&pg=PA458 The Oxford Handbook of Nigerian Politics Ukata Patrick 2018 Oxford University Press 9780198804307 en 24 July 2019 Incident The Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria carried out an assault against Shia 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. Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the IMN, was injured in the incident and was captured along with his wife and hundreds of other members.https://books.google.com/books?id=iOk7DwAAQBAJ&q=2015+zaria+massacre&pg=PA146 Al-shabaab And Boko Haram: Guerrilla Insurgency Or Strategic Terrorism? John Maszka 27 October 2017 World Scientific 9781786344007 en 7 September 2021 7 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210907210002/https://books.google.com/books?id=iOk7DwAAQBAJ&q=2015+zaria+massacre&pg=PA146 live 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 blocking a stretch of road near their headquarters and throwing stones alongside a petrol bombBorger Julian 16 December 2015 Nigerian army killings of Shia Muslims to be investigated https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/16/nigerian-army-killings-of-shia-muslims-to-be-investigated live https://web.archive.org/web/20221006174918/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/16/nigerian-army-killings-of-shia-muslims-to-be-investigated 6 October 2022 7 March 2024 The Guardian at his convoy. IMN members have denied this. Subsequent killings on 13 December around parts of Zakzaky's compound were covered up.22 December 2015 Nigeria: Army Attack on Shia Unjustified; Independent, Impartial Probes Essential https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/12/22/nigeria-army-attack-shia-unjustified live https://web.archive.org/web/20231002205634/https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/12/22/nigeria-army-attack-shia-unjustified 2 October 2023 6 March 2024 Human Rights Watch Some of the injured within a makeshift hospital were burned alive, according to a report by Amnesty International.NIGERIA: MILITARY COVER-UP OF MASS SLAUGHTER AT ZARIA EXPOSED 22 April 2016 https://www.amnesty.org/en/press-releases/2016/04/nigeria-military-cover-up-of-mass-slaughter-at-zaria-exposed/ 25 July 2019 25 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190725153447/https://www.amnesty.org/en/press-releases/2016/04/nigeria-military-cover-up-of-mass-slaughter-at-zaria-exposed/ live According to a Human Rights Watch report, Nigeria's government buried the bodies without family members' permission.Jones Sam Nigerian army killed 350 and secretly buried the bodies, Amnesty says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/22/nigerian-army-killed-350-secretly-buried-bodies-amnesty-says 8 August 2019 The Guardian 21 April 2016 8 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190808144203/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/22/nigerian-army-killed-350-secretly-buried-bodies-amnesty-says live 23 December 2015 Mass graves for '300 Shia Nigerians' in Zaria https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35168211 25 July 2019 BBC 23 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160123222613/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35168211 live Reactions Peaceful protests condemning the killings were held in cities across India, including Mumbai, Chennai, and Hyderabad. Ashish Tripathi http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Shias-in-Lucknow-want-Indian-govt-to-intervene-in-Nigerian-crisis/articleshow/50258848.cms Shias in Lucknow want Indian govt to intervene in Nigerian crisis The Times of India City 20 December 2015 24 December 2015 21 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151221221046/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Shias-in-Lucknow-want-Indian-govt-to-intervene-in-Nigerian-crisis/articleshow/50258848.cms live K. A. Dodhiya http://dc.asianage.com/mumbai/shias-protest-against-killing-nigeria-532 Shias protest against killing in Nigeria The Asian Age 18 December 2015 24 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151225053504/http://dc.asianage.com/mumbai/shias-protest-against-killing-nigeria-532 25 December 2015 dead mdy-all Ashish Tripathi http://www.siasat.com/news/protest-killings-shia-muslims-nigeria-889018/ Protest against the killings of Shia Muslims in Nigeria The Siasat Daily, Hyderabad, India 21 December 2015 24 December 2015 25 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151225054049/http://www.siasat.com/news/protest-killings-shia-muslims-nigeria-889018/ live Demonstrations were also held in Tehran and Mashhad in Iran.http://realiran.org/iranians-protest-against-killing-of-shias-in-nigeria/ Iranians protest against killing of Shias in Nigeria Real Iran 17 December 2015 18 June 2016 30 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630122557/http://realiran.org/iranians-protest-against-killing-of-shias-in-nigeria/ live International USA The United States of America 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 Government of Nigeria to "quickly, credibly and transparently investigate" the events.'Substantial Loss of Life': Nigeria's Army Accused of Massacre https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/zaria-massacre-u-s-joins-calls-investigation-deaths-kaduna-state-n480981 2021-09-07 NBC News 16 December 2015 en 2021-02-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20210210235737/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/zaria-massacre-u-s-joins-calls-investigation-deaths-kaduna-state-n480981 live Investigation 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 Port Harcourt Division of the Court of Appeal.16 January 2016 Justice Garba heads inquiry over Army-Shiite killings https://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2016/01/16/justice-garba-heads-inquiry-over-army-shiite-killings/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20210618061458/https://www.thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2016/01/16/justice-garba-heads-inquiry-over-army-shiite-killings/ 18 June 2021 20 January 2016 TheNEWSStaff 17 January 2016 Shiíte Killings: Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba, other icons to lead inquiry http://www.theheraldng.com/shiite-killings-justice-mohammed-lawal-garba-others-to-lead-inquiry/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160127121628/http://www.theheraldng.com/shiite-killings-justice-mohammed-lawal-garba-others-to-lead-inquiry/ 27 January 2016 20 January 2016 The Herald The IMN refused to provide evidence to the commission in protest of Zakzaky's continued imprisonment. Findings 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."Nigeria army killed 348 Shiites, commission of inquiry says http://bigstory.ap.org/article/90629e0778f948849c20228fcbe5127a/report-nigeria-army-killed-348-shiites-1-soldier-killed dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160920082307/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/90629e0778f948849c20228fcbe5127a/report-nigeria-army-killed-348-shiites-1-soldier-killed 2016-09-20 2021-09-07 See also Nigeria Shia Islam Islamic Movement (Nigeria) Ibrahim Zakzaky Zaria Quds Day massacres Shia Islam in Nigeria Anti-Shi'ism 2015-2016 Killing of Biafran Protesters References 30em External links http://www.islamicmovement.org/ of the Islamic Movement (Nigeria) Islamic Movement In Nigeria biography of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky Shia Cleric at Tripod.com Category:December 2015 in Nigeria Category:Massacres of Shia Muslims Category:Massacres in 2015 Category:2010s massacres in Nigeria Category:2015 murders in Nigeria Category:December 2015 crimes in Africa Category:Shia Islam in Nigeria Category:Massacres committed by Nigeria Massacre Category:21st century in Kaduna State Category:Crime in Kaduna State Category:2015 scandals Category:Scandals in Nigeria Category:Evidence tampering Category:Military scandals Category:Attacks on hospitals in Nigeria Category:Massacres of protesters in Africa Category:2015 in Islam