Police Officer Killed As Shi’ites Protest Turns Violent In Abuja.
By Sadiq Abubakar, Abuja.
An Assistant Supritendent of Police (ASP) Adams Ezekiel, has died, after members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shi’ites protest turned violent at Berger round about in Abuja.
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Spokesperson of the FCT police command ASP Maryam Yusuf, who disclosed this in a statement, said the incident happened when members of Shi’ites group went on a rampage after some police officers were deployed to the scene to disperse the protesters.
She said the protesters, who were armed with dangerous weapons such as cutlasses, knives and sticks attacked some passerby and destroyed public property, saying the deceased officer was stabbed with a knife by one of the protesters.
“And sadly, one of the police officers ASP Adama Ezekiel, who was deployed to restore peace during the violent protest paid the supreme price as a result of the brutal attack where he was stabbed by one of the irate protesters, while 49 members of the sect were arrested and they will be arraigned in court upon conclusion of investigation,” she said.
According to her, the FCT commissioner, Bala Ciroma has commiserated with the family of the deceased officer who paid the supreme price in service to the nation.
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She said the command would not condoned further attacks on its personnel, equipment or other public property by members of the proscribed group, while it implored residents to remain calm, law-abiding.
