Hundreds said to contain been killed during weekend violence in northern town of Zaria,with military claiming Islamist sect tried to attack top generalThe Nigerian senate has set up an inquiry into the deaths of civilians at the weekend, in a clash between the army and a Shia sect in the town of Zaria.
The army said it was carrying out its own investigations into the killings, or in the face of protests by Shia Muslims around Nigeria and demands from human rights organisations for an independent inquiry. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com