Nigerian police have killed eight people at a peaceful procession of Shia Muslims marking Arba’een.

Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria have renewed their call for the release of their leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.

For the first time in ten weeks, Muslim worshipers in Abuja the Nigerian capital got together in various mosques in the city to observe the Friday prayers.

Nigerian police open fire on protesters demanding the release of prominent Muslim cleric Sheik Ibrahim Zakzaky, injuring several people.

Supporters of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have staged a protest to mark the fourth anniversary of the 2015 Zaria Massacre.

Nigeria’s intelligence agency says it is keeping prominent Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky in detention because of the cleric’s own decision.

Nigerian police attacked the symbolic annual Arba'een march in Abuja on Friday. 

Female supporters of Nigerian Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Ibrahim Zakzaky have accused the Nigerian security forces of still holding on to some girls who were abducted during the December 2015 Zaria Massacre.

Iran has refuted allegations that it has sacked its ambassador to Abuja over his support for Sheikh Zakzaky.

Supporters of Nigerian Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky have staged a peaceful protest to demand his immediate release.