Army/Shiite

The protesters under the aegis of the Academic Forum of the Islamic Movement In Nigeria, AFIMN, decried the deteriorating eye condition of Zakzaky and urged the Federal Government to release him immediately in compliance with the judgment of the court.

The major challenge in the contemporary Muslim world is the different interpretations on simple modes of worship by various Islamic scholars and rulers. Such divergent elucidations breed misunderstandings, unnecessary conflicts and violent protests.

Eleven people have reportedly died when angry youths clashed with members of the Shiites during the later's procession in Kaduna, Katsina and Sokoto states.