Rights group Amnesty International
has accused the Nigerian military of covering up the killing of hundreds of
members of a Zaria Shia group last year.
It's alleged by human rights groups
and one government official that more than 300 members of the Islamic movement
of Nigeria were killed by the army in the northern city of Zaria last December.
The Nigerian military claims the
group tried to assassinate the head of the army who was visiting the city, an
accusation the Shia organisation denies.
The Amnesty report says an eyewitness
saw people being burnt alive by Nigerian soldiers.
Then, as part of an alleged cover-up,
a medical source says the army sealed off the morgue at Zaria's university to
remove bodies.
The human rights group also alleges
that soldiers washed blood off the city's streets, cleared away bullet casings,
and then bulldozed buildings where killings took place in order to destroy
evidence.
A spokesman from the Nigerian army
criticized the report saying it "lacked objectivity".
He said that only an ongoing
government inquiry could establish the truth.
Credit: BBC
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