AhlulBayt News Agency-�Nigerian forces have opened fire at a group of Shia Muslims holding a demonstration in preparation for the upcoming Arba�een mourning rituals, which mark 40 days after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam.

Reports reaching us from Kano said Nigeria Police have attack the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria under the guidance of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky who were trekking for the annual Arbaeen Symbolic Trekking from Kano to Zaria Kaduna state Nigeria.

The Nigerian Police have blocked the road and fired teargas on the peaceful trekkers. The trekkers have passed through it and continued with the trekking men of the Nigerian Police have continue following the trekkers and keep on firing teargas and live ammunitions on them. They killed one and injured others.

In a related development 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 this year�s annual Arbaeen.

Trek to Zaria, mourning the martyrdom of Imam Husain (AS) scheduled to commence from Kano this week. The soldiers detained a trailer carrying the personal belongings of those going to Kano for the trek today.

Apparently, the soldiers have some sinister motives as they were overheard scheming to plant weapons in the luggage and thereafter claim that these bags with the weapons belong to members of the IMN.

Throughout the nearly four decades of the existence of the IMN, it has never stockpiled, carried or used weapons. It never had any cause to, even in the face of provocation. IMN therefore wishes to alert the general public over this evil plot, and categorically reject and disown any attempt by the security services to plant any fake evidence against members of the Islamic Movement (IMN).