Members of the Islamic
Movement of Nigeria ( IMN ) on Friday in
Abuja burnt down the national flags of the United States of America ( USA ) and Isreal to protest the killings of
their muslim brotherhood in Palestine leading to pandemonium.
The protest which kicked
off at the National Mosque immediately after the Jumaa’t prayer was terminated
at the Julius Berger roundabout where armed policemen have taken strategic positions with the to
forestall possible breakdown of law and order.
The angry protesters were
chanting anti-government songs: ‘Down To America’ ; ‘Free Palestine’ ;
‘Free Free Zakzaky’.
The mob later converged
under the bridge displaying the flags of the two countries and set them ablaze
under the watch of the senior Islamic cleric of the movement.
Human and vehicular
movement were disrupted leading to heavy traffic gridlock along popular wuse
market. The police are watching as the group is carrying out the burning.
The sect has been
protesting the continuous detention of their spiritual leader, Sheik Ibraheem
El-Zakzaky who has been in the custody since December 2015.
The group have severally
clashed with the Nigerian police leading to the death and arrest of their
members.
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