Nigerian court adjourned the case of leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Zakzaky, until July 28 for ruling.

Nigerian Shiite leader Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife, detained by the authorities since 2015, on Monday flew out of the country to receive medical treatment in India, his supporters and lawyers said.

A Nigerian court on Monday granted bail to a detained Shiite leader and his wife to fly to India for medical care, in a move that could defuse tensions after his group was banned following a spate of bloody protests.

Nigerian police are seeking help from the general public to arrest members of a banned Shi'ite Muslim group whose protests were declared illegal on Sunday, the country's most senior policeman said on Tuesday.

A Nigerian court on Monday adjourned a bail hearing for the leader of a banned Shi'ite Muslim group, which says at least 20 of its followers died in clashes with police last week while holding protests to demand his release.

Nigerian troops and police clashed on Tuesday with Shi'ite Muslim protesters in the capital Abuja and gunfire could be heard, according to a Reuters witness.

Nigeria's National Assembly was on lockdown on Tuesday after shots were fired outside during clashes between police and a group of Shi'ite Muslim protesters.

Supporters of Islamic Movement in Nigeria staged an assembly on Thursday (May 25, 2017) to condemn Diraz massacre and raid carried on the house of spiritual leader of Shiite majority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Nigerian state Kanu to condemn the Bahraini regime forces’ attack against protesters assembled outside the house of prominent religious leader in the country, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.

The federal high court in Abuja said Ibrahim Zakzaky, who heads the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) and his wife should be released within 45 days and ordered the government to provide them with a new home since their residence was demolished during the violence.

A pro-Iranian Shiite group alleged on Tuesday that Nigerian police had shot dead a two-year-old girl after firing into a crowd during a religious procession in the northern city of Kano.

At least 10 people were killed and several injured Monday when Nigerian police opened fire during clashes with pro-Iranian Shiites outside northern Kano, the latest round of violence involving the group, witnesses and police said.

At least 10 people were killed and scores injured on Wednesday in violent clashes between Shiite Muslims, civilians and security forces across northern Nigeria, according to members of the pro-Iran group Islamic Movement in Nigeria and witnesses.

Bahrain Mirror: Hundreds of people took to the streets in Nigeria to voice their support for the demands of the Bahraini people.

Bahrain Mirror: Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Qassem blamed in a statement on Sunday (December 20, 2015) the Nigerian Government for the massacre that took place in the city of Zaria and accused it of having involvement in the crime.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s main opposition group Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society denounced what it described as “the heinous crime” that hit Nigeria, leaving many innocent people killed.