Nigerian military accused of killing hundreds of Shiite Muslims

Nigeria's military has killed hundreds of Shiite Muslims, activists said, in what the country's top human rights protector is calling "a massacre".

Nigerian military accused of killing hundreds of Shiite Muslims

Nigeria's military has killed hundreds of Shiite Muslims, activists said, in what the country's top human rights protector is calling "a massacre".

Chidi Odinkalu of the Nigerian Human Rights Commission posted photos on social media showing a bulldozer tearing apart a shrine of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, adding that detained leader Ibraheem Zakzaky's home also was destroyed.

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