Nigeria: Just-in - 2 Officers Die, 3 Unconscious As Shi'ite Attack Police

25 August 2024
Leadership (Abuja)
By Ejike Ejike and Leadership News

Two police officers have been confirmed dead and three others left unconscious as Shi'ite members attacked police officers 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.

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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.

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