in Shiite Abuja protest, police
arrest 115 members
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Author: Adeola Opeyemi
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The Police Command in the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT) on Monday, April 16, said it
arrested 115 members of the Islamic Movement
of Nigeria ( IMN) during a violent protest in
Abuja.
The police also debunked stories in the social
media that some lives were lost.
“No life was lost in the violent protest as the
police operatives deployed to quell the protest
were professional in handling the situation,”
police spokesman,DSP Anjuguri Manzah said.
The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN ) reports
that the leader of the sect, Sheikh Ibrahim El-
Zakzaky was arrested by the authorities after
a clash with the convoy of the Chief of Army
Staff in December 2015.
NAN also reports that the Shiites had
organised several protests across the country
demanding the release of their leader.

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