Iranians denounce Nigeria massacre, arrest of Shiite leader

One day later, the army raided several buildings connected to the Islamic Movement and the home of Shiite leader Ibrahim Yaqoub al-Zakzaky.

The news that Mr. Zakzaky remains in the custody of the military shows not only that Mr. Buratai has been lying to the public, but military officials are attempting to cover up last week's massacre.

FOLLOWING clashes in Zaria and Kaduna in Kaduna State between members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Shiites and the Nigeria Army, governors from the 19 Northern states have pledged to find solution to the face-off, so as to avert a repeat of the "poor handling" of the Boko Haram episode.

"We all should jointly say no to actions that divide people, reject conduct that ignores or violates the legal and constitutional rights of others and oppose practices that contest the prerogatives of state institutions to safeguard and protect every citizen", Governor El-Rufai said pointing out that the State had endured too many upheavals in its recent history.

Outraged Nigerians took to social media to sentence "trigger-happy troops" and "extra-judicial killings".

"We condemn the 39-hour-long onslaught by the Israeli-funded Nigerian Army against the Shia Muslims and demand of the worldwide community and the human rights organisations to send their delegations to probe the genocide of Shia Muslims", a leader said. Iran state TV stated Rouhani advised Buhari he expects the Nigerian authorities to compensate households of the lifeless and injured victims.

Nigeria's Shiites, a motion of hundreds of thousands began 37 years in the past by Zakzaky, who clothes within the robes and turban of an Iranian ayatollah, typically have clashed with police and different safety forces over their illegal blocking of main roads to carry spiritual processions.

"The Nigerian army has desecrated our dead", Musa said.

Ayatullah Zakzaky is the strongest voice in Nigeria against the killings and oppression by terrorist organization Boko Haram. Boko Haram, a Salafist group, claimed duty for the assault and threatened to "wipe out" the Shiites against its radical imaginative and prescient of Islam.