Again, police disperse protesting Shi’ites in Abuja

Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shi’ites, who continued their protest in Abuja yesterday, were dispersed by the police.
The Shi’ites are demanding the release of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, who, alongside his wife, is being held since December 2015. They had gathered yesterday at about 5:15 p.m. at the Berger roundabout in Abuja, but were dispersed by police officers who used teargas and also shot into the air.
A member of the group, Abdullahi Musa, who spoke to Premium Times, said they had concluded their rally before the police officers appeared. He said the IMN got information that the government was making plans to move ElZakzaky and his detained wife away from Abuja.
“We were reliably informed that they want to take our leader away from Abuja to stop the protest from continuing here in Abuja. But what they do not know is that we will continue to protest in Abuja. We will not stop until they release our leader,” he said.

 

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