BEVERLY HILLS, July 22, (THEWILL) – Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiites have clashed with the officers of the Nigerian Police during a protest in Abuja.
A sub-station of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) at the federal secretariat, Abuja, was set ablaze by the protesters who are calling for the release of their leader El-Zakzaki, who has been in detention since 2015.
Two vehicles of the agency were set ablaze while firefighters are currently battling to put out the inferno.
A witness reported that the protesters
who were marching on the streets of Abuja set the sub-station ablaze after the police disrupted their protest.
Bullets were fired at the protesters and at least two corpses have been seen at the scene of the attack.
