The Shia community today protested against the killing of innocent people in Nigeria allegedly by the Nigerian army and massacres by the ISIS in Syria.
Under the banner of Anjuman-e-Imamia, Jammu and All Ladakh Muslim Association (ALMS), the protesters alleged that world was totally silent on the atrocities against Shias.
Protesters alleged that thousands of innocent people had been killed in Nigeria, Syria and Pakistan in the recent years, but western powers had adopted a discriminatory policy towards fighting terrorism.
Anjuman president Amanat Shah said, “We condemn the killings in Nigeria, which shows that the Nigerian army is also acting like Boko Haram. The United Nations (UN) should take notice of the brutal killing of hundreds of Shias, which is still going on.”
The secretary, Anjuman-e-Imamia, Prof Sujat Ali Khan, said the Shia community from Jammu and Kashmir would submit a letter of protest to the High Commission of Nigeria. “This act of the Nigerian army against Shias is no different than what evil forces of Boko Haram and the ISIS are doing in other parts of the world.”
Shias protest killings in Nigeria, Syria
