Hawzah News Agency-The demonstration was met by police action, which included the security forces firing teargas canisters at supporters of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), led by Zakzaky, local media reported.

Late last year, the Nigerian military carried out a crackdown against IMN members, accusing them of blocking roads and trying to assassinate Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai in the northern city of Zaria. The movement says it was simply holding a religious procession.

The crackdown killed more than 350 Shia Muslims, who were later secretly buried by the army.

UK-based rights group Amnesty International says the Nigerian army deliberately massacred the Shias and dumped their corpses in mass graves to cover up the crime.

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