[4][5] The incident occurred barely three days after twin bomb attacks had taken place in Kaduna State.

[6]Ibrahim Musa, the editor of Al-Mizan, the weekly newspaper published by the group, said in a statement, "Reports reaching our news desk now indicated that some soldiers of the Nigerian army have opened fire on the tail end of the Quds procession held after Jumaat prayers in Zaria, Kaduna State.

"[7] The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Olajide Laleye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the investigation would establish what happened.

The chair of the IHRC, Massoud Shadjareh, said:This is a heinous act, that sadly is not isolated in the history of this event in Nigeria.

M. Mohamed Idris, Chairman of Citizens International, Malaysia said: The crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters appears to be the consideration for the security assistance provided by the Zionist regime.