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Many are feared dead as men of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, reportedly blocked the road and fired teargas at the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria who were taking part in the annual Arbaeen Symbolic Trekking from Kano to Zaria.
Ibrahim Musa, President Media Forum of the Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky-led Shitte group, said the attack has led to the death of one trekker while others sustained various degrees of injuries.
In a related development, Daily Trust reports that soldiers mounted a check point at the outskirts of Potiskum, Yobe state, probably to stop members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) from leaving the town to join others in the trek.
The soldiers detained a trailer carrying the personal belongings of those going to Kano for the trek.
The annual Arbaeen Trek to Zaria is for the mourning the martyrdom of Imam Husain (AS) scheduled to commence from Kano this week.