Prayers Held in Kano for the repose of the Soul of Martrys of Arbaeemn Trek

By Muhammad Isa Ahmad
Special prayer session was held in Kano on Friday  the 23rd of Dec 2016 at Kano Friday Mosque  for the repose of  the Soul of Martyrs killed by Nigerian Police in Kano while conducting peaceful Ar’baeen symbolic trek.  Anotehr session was held at Kano Markaz on Satruday the 24th. 

Present at the prayer sessions were the injured (the living martyrs), parents and relatives of the martyrs and the general public. Parents of the deceased spoke on their sons and daughers whom they described as persons of upright manner.

At the end of the session on Friday, there was a visit to the graveyard of the matrys where another prayer session was held.

Sheikh Sanusi Abdulkadir led the prayer sessions while thanking the participants.

It could be recalled that only eight out of a several matrys received proper funeral and burial while the remaing are still with police. Though, few days later after police crime,  a mass grave of over 30 people were located at the outskirt of Kano city and believed to be burried by the Police.