The military accuses the pro-Iranian sect, known as the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), of trying to assassinate army chief Gen Tukur Buratai.
But IMN denied the allegation and said its unarmed members were attacked and its shrine destroyed by security forces at the weekend.
Yesterday, Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Abdurrahman Dambazau, asked Police Chief to investigate what happened and report back to the government.
However, an IMN leader, Malam Yakubu Yahaya, told the BBC that they will not co-operate with the investigation panel, and demanded an immediate release of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who is being detained by the military.
“We are not represented in the committee and we are not convinced with low-level officer asked to head the panel,” he told the BBC’s Yusuf Ibrahim Yakasai in Kano city.Hundreds of Shia followers took to the streets in six major northern cities yesterday to express their frustration over what happened.
“We want to know his [Sheikh Zakzaky’s] condition. We need to speak to him,” he added.
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