The
policemen, who had laid ambush on the IMN members, fired live ammunition and
teargas canisters to disperse the crowd.
Armed policemen in Abuja have opened fire on
protesting members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria popularly known as Shiite,
injuring three of them in the process.
The group
had on Tuesday staged a protest in city to demand the release of their leader,
Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat.
The
policemen, who had laid ambush on the IMN members, fired live ammunition and
teargas canisters to disperse the crowd.
As at the
time of this report, there was pandemonium in the area as passersby were seen
scampering for safety.
El-Zakzaky
and his wife were recently transferred from custody of Department of State
Services to a correctional center on the orders of a Kaduna High Court.
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