Sheik Turi and Usman were said to have been shot by soldiers in front of Zakzaky’s residence in Gyellesu area, Zaria, Kaduna State on Sunday morning
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It was learnt that for the better part of Saturday evening and in the early hours of Sunday, gunshots were heard in Zaria
The confusion stemmed from the initial figure of the dead relayed by those at the scene of the clash to media houses and the varying versions of what led to the clash by the Nigerian Army and the sect members
Members of the sect, led by Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, initially gave an outlandish figure of 50 dead to The Eagle Online while the clash was on