Despite the bloody clash with the police yesterday in Abuja that saw six people including a deputy commissioner of police, Usman Umar dead, sounds of
Despite the bloody clash with the police yesterday in Abuja that saw six people including a deputy commissioner of police, Usman Umar dead, sounds of gunshots rocked the air again as members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as the Shiite returned to the streets of Abuja on Tuesday.
The IMN members are demanding the release of Ibrahim Zakzaky, their leader,
At least 15 people were killed in the violence while properties, including two vehicles of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), were torched. Precious Owolabi, a Youth Corper and a reporter at Channels Television was among those who lost their lives in the incident.
Although no casualty has been recorded so far, the IMN protesters who were dispersed by the police had started regrouping around Wuse zone 2. The police went after some of the protesters who sought cover at the Bannex Plaza in Abuja. Security operatives are still looking for the members of the group who are hiding in different shops in the area.
