SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, (THEWILL) – The police in Kaduna State have arrested 42 members of Islamic Movement of Nigerian (IMN) in connection with the murder of a police officer, who was killed while discharging his lawful duty in the state.
The Command’s spokesperson, Mukhtar Aliyu, on Friday, confirmed the arrest of the members of the group, popularly known as Shiites, declaring that the suspects will be charged to court after the conclusion of the investigation.
The arrest of the 42 Shiite members comes after the clash between police officers and the Shiite members in Kaduna city, on Thursday.
The police officer was allegedly attacked by Shiites along the road when the security agents were trying to maintain peace and order in the city.
The incident comes shortly after El-Zakzaky and his wife, appeared before the Kaduna State High Court on the same day.
El-Zakzaky and his wife were arraigned by the state government on eight counts bordering on alleged culpable homicide, unlawful assembly, disturbance of public peace among other allegations.
The Shiite members in protest assembled along the Ahmadu Bello Way, in Kaduna state capital with placards bearing different inscriptions demanding the release of their leader.
The police made an attempt to disperse them which turned violent with a police officer eventually killed.
