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Police Lied, We Didn t Kill Any Officer During Protest In Abuja Shi ites
The group said its members were not responsible for the officer s death, adding that at no point did it have close contact with any of the anti-riot policemen deployed to quell the protest.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 11, 2021
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi ites, have disassociated themselves from the killing of a police officer, ASP Ezekiel Adama, during their protest in Abuja last Friday.
The group said its members were not responsible for the officer s death, adding that at no point did it have close contact with any of the anti-riot policemen deployed to quell the protest.
Daily Post Nigeria
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President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, joined worshippers to pray for peace and unity in Nigeria.
He attended the closing session of the Tafsir at the State House Mosque where prayers were said for Allah’s protection to be upon the nation, people and leaders.
The congregation listened to the final round of the daily interpretation of the Quran delivered by Sheikh Abdulwahid Abubakar Sulaiman, the Chief Imam.
Sulaiman reviewed the virtues of Ramadan and prayed against disunity, unrest, anger and crimes.
He also prayed to God for peace, harmony and security for the nation and its people, presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu noted.
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has denied the killing of a policeman, ASP Ezekiel Adama of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command.
On Friday, the Police Public Relations, ASP Yusuf Mariam said one of the IMN members stabbed Adama after the annual International Quds day rally turned violent.
Forty-nine suspects are already in detention.
In a statement on Sunday, IMN spokesman, Ibrahim Musa said they were not surprised about the Police claims, noting that the Force earlier blamed Shiites after its operatives allegedly cut the lives of a journalist and an officer.
Musa recalled his alarm that the government had concluded “diabolic plots” to associate the body with terrorism through series of false flag operations.
These figures were compiled using a review of newspaper reports, interviews with victims’ families, and in some cases, confirmation by public and security officials.