Six Reportedly Dead As Shiites Clash With Security Personnel In Abuja | PHOTOS
Faith Ukanwa
Sep 28, 2021
Six persons have been reportedly killed and others injured, following a clash that erupted between members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shiites and security personnel in Abuja.
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Gunshots rented the air in Gwarinpa Estate along the Kubwa Expressway on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 causing a grid lock and people scampering for safety.
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Joint security operatives were said to have opened fire on members of the sect when they were about to round off their Arbaeen Symbolic Trek at the Gwarinpa gate near Galadimawa.
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Two people were also said to be shot at a new generation bank inside the estate.
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The Secretary of Academic Forum of IMN, Abdullahi Musa, who confirmed the incident to SaharaReporters, said;
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[caption id="attachment_114166" align="aligncenter" width="588"] Gridlock along the Kubwa Expressway[/caption]
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"They are just shooting people. As I am talking to you now, six people have been killed. They even carried some dead bodies awayÔÇØ.
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Members of the sect had on Tuesday morning come out in continuation of their procession to mark the fortieth day of the murder of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad who was killed on 10th Muharram.
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The protesters in their numbers hoisted two flags, one red and the other black, with the chanting songs.
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— Faith Ukanwa