12 people have been confirmed dead and many injured in clashes between members of the Shi’ites group and youths in Katsina and Kaduna States.
The group had staged a procession to celebrate Ashura Day when the clash took place in the two states.
In Kaduan State, Funtua town, 10 people were killed in a bloody clash between youths and the Shi’ites.
In Kaduna, two Shi’ites members were killed in the Zango area of the state.
The Shi’ites members had assembled for a procession but were dispersed by the State security outfit, ‘Operation Yaki’. After the security agents had left, Shi’ites members who felt the residents ganged up with the security agents against them started attacking residents.
The Police Public Relation Officer, Kaduna Command, Aliyu Usman, however denied any life was lost in the clash.
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