Photos: Human rights lawyer,
Bamidele Aturu, laid to rest
Prominent civil rights attorney, Bamidele Aturu,
who died on July 9th has been laid to rest. He
was buried today July 25th in his home
of Ogbagi Akoko, Ondo State which is in Nigeria. See more pics
after the cut.
About 5 people, including the son of popular
Zaria based Sheikh, Ibraheem El Zakzaky, were
killed today after a clash between Nigerian
soldiers and Shiite Muslims in Zaria, Kaduna
State.
The Shi'a Muslim group had gathered in the PZ
area of the town for their annual Ramadan ritual
called Muzahara, where thousands of Muslim
faithful march around the city dressed in black
to protest a cause. They dedicated their march
today to the conflict between Israel and
Palestine.
A source said the group were confronted by
soldiers as they gathered after Friday prayers,
chanting Islamic songs, carrying placards and
condemning Israel's invasion of Gaza. The
soldiers' mission was to disperse the crowd but
one thing led to another and violence erupted.
Shots were fired and at least 6 people were
killed, including the son of the leader of the
Islamic group (the son pictured above).
