The late DCP died while leading a detachment of policemen to contain the protest by members of the Islamic Movement in Abuja on Monday
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Monday updated President Muhammadu Buhari on security developments across the country, particularly the activities of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as Shiite.
The Senate has said it would investigate Tuesday’s invasion of the National Assembly complex by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Shiite.
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria on Tuesday attended the 2019 New Year Church Service in Zaria, Kaduna State to strengthen inter religious harmony and enhance national cohesion.
The United States Embassy has said it is concerned by the deaths resulting from clashes between Nigerian security forces and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria in areas surrounding Abuja.
The Inspector- General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has placed all Commissioners of Police on red alert over the activities of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria.
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has distanced itself from violence during its religious activities.
DSP Anjuguri Manzah, Spokesman of the command, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory on Sunday assured residents of the territory of adequate security following rumours of the planned procession by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria in the territory.
The Army has confirmed that three members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria or Shiite, died on Saturday, while two solders sustained injuries when the sect clashed with troops at Zuba in the FCT.
Austin Iwar, the state’s Commissioner of Police disclosed this in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations’ Officer, ASP Muhktar Aliyu, in Kaduna.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the group defied warning from the police and staged the violent protest to demand for the release of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, who had been detention since 2016.
The interaction, which was said to have lasted for about 80 seconds, had the detained Islamic scholar spotting a white flowing gown with turban.
El-Zakzaky said this during a meeting with the press
The Public Relatioons Officer of the IMN, which is a Shiite Islamic group, Jamila Awwal, said this while addressing journalists in Kaduna on Tuesday
The meeting, convened under the auspices of the Northern Governors’ Forum, was chaired by the Chairman of the forum and Governor of Borno State, Governor Kassim Shettima
A statement from the Shiite sect’s spokesman on Tuesday identified the sons of the Islamic cleric as Sayyid Hammad and Sayyid Ali Haidar, his seventh and eighth sons
The Iranian foreign ministry on Monday afternoon summoned the Nigerian envoy to voice Tehran’s serious concern over the incident
The sect also said the whereabout of Zakzaky was also not known as at the time of issuing the statement
Abubakar, in a statement on Sunday by the NSCIA, expressed shock and sadness over the current outbreak of deadly violence in Zaria, Kaduna State involving the Nigerian Army and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, led by Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky