Reports in Iran have it that President Hassan Rouhani has called up Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari over a military crackdown on Nigeria’s main Shia sect that, it is alleged, has left hundreds dead, the AFP news agency reports.
Shia Muslims have been protesting in six northern Nigerian cities over the alleged killings. Mr Rouhani has been quoted as saying “minor disputes must not be allowed to turn into deep differences”.
On Monday, Shia-dominated Iran summoned a Nigerian diplomat in Tehran to protest against the crackdown.
