Shiite attack in Abuja: 19 arrested, security operative dead, others injured

Police confirm officer killed in Abuja Shiites’ attack, 19 arrested

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory has confirmed the killing of a security operative in a violent attack by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria. In a statement on Friday in Abuja, the Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed that 19 suspects had been arrested in connection with

Shiite attack in Abuja: 19 arrested, security operative dead, others injured

Members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, also known as the Shiites, launched an unprovoked attack on security operatives in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, on Friday. Josephine Adeh, the Police Public Relations Officer of the FCT Command, said in a statement that during the attack, one security operative was killed, while two others were injured. She explained that at about 2:20 pm on Friday, the FCT Police Command …

Shiite protesters clash with Nigerian military, police in Abuja

ABUJA (Reuters): Nigerian police said on Saturday they had come under intense gunfire a day earlier in a neighborhood of the capital, Abuja, during clashes between security forces and Shiite Muslim protesters that led to several reported deaths. Nigeria has a history of deadly clashes between security forces and members of the banned Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), which advocates for the peaceful establishment of an Islamic state in A…

Policeman loses life during Shiite's protest in Abuja — National Accord Newspaper %

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed that a security operative was The post Policeman loses life during Shiite’s protest in Abuja appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.

19 suspects arrested as military, Shiites clash in Abuja

No fewer than 19 suspects have been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) command of the Nigeria Police Force following a clash between members of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) and the military. The force also said it has launched a thorough probe into the incident, vowing to crack down on the []

Attacks On Security Operatives On international Quds Day: FCT Police Command Arrests 19

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Commissioner Saka Adewale Ajao has denounced the unprovoked attack on security operatives by members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria(IMN), also known as the Shi’ites during a procession marking their International Quds Day in Abuja on Friday. At least 19 suspects have been arrested in connection with the violent attacks. The Command reported receiving a distress call at 2:20 pm on March 28…