Police take over Zaria crisis probe
By Saxone Akhaine (Northern Bureau Chief), Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Karls Tsokar, Abosede Musari (Abuja) and Abba Anwar (Kano)
15 December 2015 |
1:21 am
AMID international concern over the crisis in Zaria, with Iran calling on the Nigerian government to protect the lives of Muslims, authorities of the Nigerian Army yesterday said the police were taking over...
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