Police operatives have clashed with the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites, which has resulted in the burning of police vehicles in Wuse District of Abuja, on Sunday.
The incident, which started around Berger Roundabout, quickly spread to the Wuse Market axis of Abuja.
Though the police authorities were yet to react to the incident officially, reports on social media claimed some members of the Islamic group were injured while police tried to disperse them with teargas.
Also, there were reports of the group burning down some vehicles belonging to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
When contacted by LEADERSHIP, FCT Police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, asked our correspondent to give her more time to call and verify but was yet to call back at press time.
Meanwhile, two police officers have been confirmed dead and three others left unconscious in the Shi’ite police clash in Abuja on Sunday.
The proscribed organisation attacked the police checkpoint unprovoked, wielding machetes, improvised explosive devices (locally made bombs in bottles with kerosene), and knives.
FCT police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh said in a statement that, “The FCT police command wishes to confirm an unprovoked attack by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as the ‘Shi’ite’ group, on some personnel of the Nigeria Police Force attached to FCT command at Wuse Junction by traffic light, where two police personnel were killed, three left unconscious in the hospital, and three Police patrol vehicles set ablaze.
“While several arrests have been effected, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth Igweh condemns the unprovoked attack on Police officers.
He promises to bring those involved to book.”
The police however, states that the situation has been brought under control and normalcy restored in the nation’s capital.
