Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, popularly known as Shiites, on Tuesday embarked on a fresh protest to demand for the release of their leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky.
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The members of the IMN have in the last three weeks been protesting the continued incarceration of their leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and his wife by the Federal Government
The Police on Monday confirmed the death of Usman Umar, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, in the violent protest by members of the Shiitte movement in Abuja.
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has faulted the position of the Presidency that the fate of their leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, lies with the court.
This time around, the battle ground was the Federal Secretariat in Abuja
According to a report by The Nation, other policemen injured during the violence by the members of the group led by Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, are still undergoing treatment.
A statement by DCP Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officer, in Abuja said the I-G gave the order following a violent protest by members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shiites in Nigeria, headed by Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, in Abuja.
This was revealed in a statement by the ICHR
The headquarters of the IMN is at present in Kaduna, Kaduna State
The organisation’s position was made known in a press statement signed the Media Manager of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi