The Islamic Movement in
Nigeria, Shiite members were attacked on Monday by officers of the Nigerian
Police Force and Nigerian Army in Nyanya area of the Federal Capital Territory,
the second time in two days.
The sect, which members
came out in their thousands for the procession, clashed again with security
operatives when the army attempted to stop them from accessing the city-centre.
The ensuing fracas led to
the security operatives opening fire on the group along Nyanya, an outskirt of
the FCT, killing many of the Shiite Members and injuring many others.
The Nigerian army has
issued a press statement on the clash.
Read below;
“Troops of the Nigerian
Army deployed on routine duty at Kugbo/ Karu bridge checkpoint of the Federal
Capital Territory (FCT) were attacked by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN)
sect at about 3:00pm on 29th October 2018”.
“The sect in massive
numbers forced their way into the troops checkpoint after over running the
Police Force. The Police withrew back to own troops position to join efforts to
repel them. They fired weapons at own troops, throwing bottle cannisters with
fuel, large stones, catapults with dangerous objects and other dangerous items
at troops causing bodily harm and stopping motorist movement, breaking their
windscreen and causing heavy traffic”.
“However, Troops repelled
the attack in conjunction with the Nigerian Police Force to stop the situation
from further deteriorating.
Unfortunately, during the
encounter 3 members of the sect were killed while 4 soldiers sustained various
degrees of injuries and are being treated at a military medical facility”.
“Meanwhile, the situation
has been brought under control and normalcy restored in the general area and
there is free flow of traffic”.
“Members of the public
living within Abuja and environs are enjoined to go about their normal
activities without fear of molestation. The Nigerian Army will not deter in
carrying out its constitutional roles and also safeguarding law abiding
citizens”.
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