Kaduna State Boils, Over 100 Killed In Zaria (UPDATES)

Reports have it that Nigerian troops might have killed at least 100 Shiites Muslim in different locations that are controlled by their leader Sheikh Ibrahim El- ZakyZaky in Zaria, Kaduna State.

A credible source in Zaria, who is involved in collecting corpses in Gyallesu, Husainiyya Bakiyatullah and the Darur Rahma neighborhoods, revealed this to SR in the city.

According to the source, 69 dead bodies of mostly men, women and young members of the sect killed in the ongoing military operation against the sect were officially recorded.

The facilities the source said belong to the Shiites including Sheik Ibraheem Zakzaky's residence, which had been under siege since Saturday when a crisis broke out between sect members and Nigerian troops.

He added that there were indications that, the dead toll will reach 100 after the ongoing search and rescue in areas military where the military launched an onslaught overnight.

He also explained that, aside the 69 corpses at hand, some relatives retrieved corpses of their relations for a separate funeral after they retrieved their remains from burn buildings in the area.