Zaria Incident: Photo of Nigerian Army pleading with the Muslim sect to open the road for their convoy to pass through

A statement by the Army spokesperson, Sani Usman, said the Shiite members barricaded the road Army Chief, Buratai's convoy was passing with bonfires, heavy stones and tyres. They refused all entrities to disperse and allegedly started firing and pelting the convoy with dangerous objects.

According to the twitter user Engr Abdulqadir (@DanTaraba) who shared this photo, the Army pleaded with the Sects for about 20 minutes but they refused to open the road for the Army convoy to pass through.