BEVERLY HILLS, July 23, (THEWILL) – Abdullahi Musa, spokesman of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), has alleged that 17 members of the sect were shot dead by the Police in Abuja on Monday.
The spokesman said while IMN was in possession of six dead bodies, the police dumped 11 corpses at the National Hospital, Abuja.
He added that over 100 IMN members who sustained injuries during a protest on Monday were arrested by the police “from their sickbed”.
Musa, who spoke with TheCable, said the injured members were receiving treatment at the Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital when they were arrested.
Members of IMN had taken to the streets of Abuja to demand the release of Ibrahim Zakzaky, their leader, who has been in detention since 2015.
The protest, which began from NITEL junction at Wuse zone 2, was disrupted by armed policemen who cordoned off the road leading to the national assembly and three arms zone.
Bullets were fired at the protesters as they advanced towards the Eagle Square.
Musa lamented the “brute force” used by the police on peaceful protesters, vowing that the #FreeZakzaky protest would continue despite the killings of their members.
