40th Day Prayers for Martyrs of Zaria Massacre held in Kano, Nigeria / Photos

AhlulBayt News Agency - The 40th day prayers was organized for the martyred souls of the members of the Islamic movement in Nigeria under the leadership of Shaikh Ibraheem Zakzaky (H) who were killed by the Nigerian Army for no justifiable reason on December 12th-14th, 2015 in Zaria commenced on 21/1/2016 in the morning, at Kano center, in Kano, Nigeria.

Just like in other towns in Nigeria and other countries. The prayers will be a three day session to take place at different levels with protest rallies protesting the continued detention of Shaikh Ibraheem Zakzaky (H) starting from Thursday January 21, 2016 and will end on Saturday January 23rd, 2016.

Malam Sanusi Abdul Kadir led the prayer session in kano with many dignitaries including Shiakh Khidir in attendance.

After the prayer session, dignitaries saw an exhibition of some items of martyr Muhammad Mahmuod Turi that include his siting room where they saw his prayer mat, frequently used prayer book (mafatihul Jinan), a collection of articles written in Friday column of leadership newspaper, Ashura flag etc.