Nigeria, March 28 -- A violent clash has erupted between security agents and members of the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN).

The clash ensued during the Quds procession by the IMN members on Friday around the Banex roundabout in Wuse 2.

Jafaar Gali, one of the leaders of the Friday procession, told PREMIUM TIMES that the procession started after the Jumat prayers.

"We were around Zenith Bank at Banex when some soldiers came to stop us," he said, confessing that they also hurled stones at the soldiers.

Mr Gali said many of their members have been killed or injured. PREMIUM TIMES could not immediately verify his claim, but we saw three military vans evacuating some people to an unknown location.

Another Shiite member who simpl...