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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), yesterday, confirmed arresting 97 suspects and recovering respective weapons successful transportation with the onslaught involving members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), commonly known arsenic the Shi’ite group, and constabulary unit successful Abuja connected Sunday. The disclosure was contained successful a statement, Ref No. CZ.5300/FPRD/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.6/218 dated August 26, 2024, and signed by Force PRO, Force Headquarters, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, successful Abuja.
The spokesperson said the apprehension was successful enactment with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to hunt down the attackers, which near 2 constabulary officers dormant instantly and 3 unconscious.
He said the IGP had besides reaffirmed the unalloyed zeal of the unit to apprehension the masterminds and bring the killers to justice, emphasising his committedness to maintaining instrumentality and bid and resisting each sorts of anarchy and unrest successful immoderate portion of the country.
The unprovoked killings of constabulary officers successful the enactment of work are highly outrageous and unacceptable arsenic those who murdered these policemen person murdered peace, helium stated.
As investigations unfold, the Nigeria Police Force is determined to uncover the afloat grade of this onslaught and forestall aboriginal recurrences of specified unit against constabulary officers,” the connection added.
SIMILARLY, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for the apprehension and prosecution of each culpable successful the sidesplitting and onslaught of policemen successful Abuja.
Its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, appealed successful a connection issued yesterday successful Abuja.
He expressed heavy interest implicit the caller convulsive clash betwixt members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), besides known arsenic Shi’ites, and men of the Nigeria Police Force successful the Wuse District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), informing that this could beryllium different Boko Haran if not well-handled.
The radical criticised the confrontation, which occurred connected Sunday, arsenic it reportedly resulted successful the decease of 2 constabulary officers, leaving others injured, and besides starring to the demolition of constabulary vehicles.
The connection reads successful part: “While condemning the sidesplitting of the constabulary officers, HURIWA emphasised the value of upholding the regularisation of instrumentality and ensuring that those liable for this heinous transgression are apprehended, prosecuted, and severely punished to deter aboriginal occurrences.”
Onwubiko sought a thorough probe into the incident, stressing that the actions of those progressive successful the onslaught connected the constabulary are not lone reprehensible but indispensable beryllium met with the afloat value of the law.
He continued: “The clash has sparked controversy, with conflicting accounts from some the constabulary and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria.
“According to the FCT Police Command, the onslaught connected its unit was unprovoked, with the Shi’ite radical allegedly wielding machetes, improvised explosive devices, and different weapons during the confrontation.
“The constabulary study indicated that the attackers acceptable 3 constabulary patrol vehicles ablaze and near 3 officers unconscious successful the hospital.
“In contrast, the IMN, done a connection signed by Sheikh Sidi Munir Mainasara Sokoto, denied work for the violence, claiming that the constabulary attacked their Arbaeen Symbolic Trek, a spiritual procession, and killed respective mourners.”
HURIWA besides pointed retired that portion the IMN maintains that their procession was peaceful and had been successfully conducted successful different locations without incident, it advised the constabulary against actions that could pb to the emergence of different extremist radical akin to Boko Haram.
The organisation recalled however Boko Haram, primitively a non-violent group, evolved into a deadly insurgency aft the extra-judicial sidesplitting of its founder, Mohammed Yusuf, by the force.
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