POLICE ARREST 400 SHIITES OVER VIOLENCE PROTEST
the police said they have arrested 400 members of the islamic movement of nigeria (imn) popularly know as shiites over the violent protest thet rocked abuja on tuesday members of the group had taken some parts of the nations capital in protest against the continued in the protest against the continued detention of their leader 'sheikh ibrahim zakzaky . The demostration eventually resulted in a clash between the group and security operatives ,leading to their arrest by personnel of the federal capital territory (FCT) COMMAND OF THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE . FCT COMMISSIONEF OF POLICE ,MR BALA ciroma ,confirmed the arrest while addressing a news confrence at the command hedquaters in Abuja . MR ciroma explained that some members of the group were arrested for beign in possession of about 31 bottles of petrol bomb out of improvised explosive devices and other dangerous weapons. HE reveled that the protesters burnt a police rapid responce squad patrol vehicle deployed in adetokunbo ademola creasent area . the police commissioner said the suspects would be arraigned in courts as soon as investigations were completed. tuesdays clash followed a face off between the protesters and security operatives on saturday last week ,and on monday . The shiites had an encounter with personnel of the nigerian millitary deployed in zuba , a satellite town on the outskirt of abuja . this result in the death of no fewer than three persons . Again ,on tuesday , members of the shiites group clashed with soilders deployed in the nyanya axis ,leading to casualties on both sides . The army autorities ,in a statement , explained that the shiites forced their way into the troops 'checkpoint at kugbo/karu bridge after overrunning the police . They confimed that at least three members of the died and four soilders injured while the troops were trying to repel them. by omoti olamide 7-14pm omotiolamide336@gmail.com 08024386072 copyright 2018 olazcom.blogspot.com
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