Iranian Sunni Clerics Denounce Nigeria Shia Killing

Prominent Sunni clerics in Iran demanded for immediate release of Nigerian Shia leader Sheikh Ibrahim al Zakzaki denouncing the invasion of army against the mourning Shia which has led to killing of dozens of Shias in the northern city of Zaria, Kaduna State.

Molavi Nazir Ahmad Salami, representative of Southeastern Province of Sistan and Baluchistan in the Parliament rejected the silence of international bodies in regards to the killing of Shia calling that a support for Takfiri and terrorist groups led by world arrogant powers.

Grand Ayatollah Safi Criticizes Silence On Killing of Shia Muslims in Nigeria and Pakistan

Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani expressed his deep dismay over the killings of Shia Muslims in Pakistan and Nigeria and urged Islamic and international forums to condemns such disasters and take due action to stop them.

Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani

Reacting to recent killing of Shia Muslims in Nigeria by the army troops, he said that the Nigerian government instead of killing Boko Haram terrorists is killing the oppressed Shias who bear no threat against any Islamic country.

In the capital Tehran, Foreign Ministry summoned Nigerian charge d'affaires to protest to invasion of a Shia religious site in the city of Zaria by Nigerian army, which left scores of people dead and wounded.

In an attack on the Shia religious site and residence of Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, leader of Nigerian Shias, in the city of Zaria, tens of people were killed on Sunday morning.

Source: En.Abna24 News