Zaria Massacre | Soldiers doused us with petrol and set us on fire

- By Muhammad Altine.

It was soldiers who shot me on the leg. I was taken to the leader's house where I was given medical attention. I was lying among Idead bodies when the soldiers came in shooting to kill the critically wounded people. After making sure that they killed everybody, they set fire to us; that's on Sunday. Whenever the fire 
died down, they ignited another (fire.) They did that at least four times. That was why I got burnt from leg to my back.

It was then they allowed the lawless thugs to come and pilfer what remained of our phones and money, but the truth was 
they were also there to help the soldiers ship the dead to the road. When the thugs stole from a dead person lying close to me, they heard me breathing. They said, “Let's talk to the soldiers to finish 
him.” I begged them to get me out. One of them said, “I think this guy has suffered too much!” They sympathized with me. They asked me to pretend helping them remove the dead bodies, so that 
they could help me escape. They asked me to go and look for a wheelbarrow and I was walking when they showed me a way to escape. That was how Allah destined my escape.

I am fast recovering and the injuries I sustained have solidified my belief that we are on the right path. The Prophet 
(Muhammad SAWA) also faced different kinds of adversities, and so did the infallible Imams. The holy Prophet and the infallible Imams up to Imam Hassan Al-Askary all died as martyrs. None of 
them (the infallible Imams) died on his deathbed.
 I am calling disciplesof Shaikh Zakzaky not to relent in praying for Sheikh 
Zakzaky (H). May Allah protect him from the enemies' conspiracy! Our brothers should also hold onto the Islamic Movement upon which we are struggling to preserve. What has been committed against us was a conspiracy (hatched by the enemies).

© From the book '' Zaria Massacre Survivors Account "

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