The Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by the Kaduna State government to investigate the December 12, 2015 Zaria clash between the Nigerian Army and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria has indicted the Nigerian Army for the killing of at least 347 members of the Islamic sect.
Those indicted included the General Officer Commanding, 1st Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Adeniyi Oyebade who was said to have authorized the operation against the Shi'ite sect.
The commission said that although it could not get the cooperation of military officials to establish the actual number of those killed, it was able to confirm the death of 349 people, among whom was a soldier.
“All the officers who testified were not forthcoming in providing full disclosure on the number of the dead, wounded and missing persons.
“There was no evidence that there was the requisite delegation by the president to the officer who issued oral order for the deployment of the officers and men of the Nigerian Army for the cordon and search operation,” the report said.
The commission recommended that the indicted persons be brought to trial before a court of competent jurisdiction.
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