Bloody Sunday: Three cops feared dead as Shiite, police clash in Abuja

Policemen successful Abuja are counting their losses pursuing a fierce brushwood with members of the Shiite movement.

Three officers were feared killed during the encounter, portion the Shiite movement, successful a statement, claimed that galore of their members had been changeable dormant by the police.

According to constabulary spokesperson SP Josephine Adeh, the ‘attack’ connected the constabulary successful the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was unprovoked.

“The FCT constabulary bid wishes to corroborate an unprovoked onslaught by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known arsenic the ‘Shiite’ group, connected immoderate unit of the Nigeria Police Force attached to the FCT bid astatine Wuse Junction, by the postulation light, wherever 2 constabulary unit were killed, 3 near unconscious successful the hospital, and 3 constabulary patrol vehicles acceptable ablaze,” she said successful a statement.

“The proscribed enactment attacked the constabulary checkpoint unprovoked, wielding machetes, improvised explosive devices (locally made bombs successful bottles with kerosene), and knives.

“While respective arrests person been made, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, condemns the unprovoked onslaught connected constabulary officers. He promises to bring those progressive to book. The concern is presently nether control, and normalcy has been restored. Further developments volition beryllium communicated successful owed course.”

According to the spokesperson of the Islamic question nether the enactment of Sayyid Ibraheem Ya’qoub El-Zakzaky, Sheikh Sidi Munir Mainasara Sokoto, constabulary attacked the Arbaeen Symbolic Trek successful Abuja and killed galore mourners.

He said successful a statement, “We privation to pass the nationalist that the constabulary attacked the ongoing Arbaeen Symbolic Trek astatine Wuse District successful Abuja and killed galore mourners. While trying to disperse the Arbaeen Trek, the constabulary killed and injured galore mourners.

“Presently, information agents are engaged arresting the Arbaeen Trek mourners. Medical practitioners are attending to those critically injured, and details of those killed, injured, and arrested volition beryllium made disposable to the property successful owed course.

“Before the commencement of the trek, we searched each participants to guarantee nary infiltration, and the programme volition extremity arsenic scheduled.

“The Arbaeen Trek that was conducted yesterday astatine the Masaka and Zuba axis ended peacefully and successfully.”