A
clash between men of the Kaduna Police Command and members of the
Islamic Movement in Nigeria in Kaduna on Sunday left three persons
injured.
The
incident occurred when the police attempted to disperse members of the
Islamic Movement In Nigeria, who were protesting and demanding the
release of their leader, Shiekh Ibraheem El Zakzaky.
An eyewitness
told our correspondent that the “Free El-Zakzaky Protesters” blocked
the popular Ahmadu Bello Way/Kano Road in the Kaduna state capital on
Sunday evening, prompting the police to disperse them.
The police and the spokesperson of the Shiites, however, disagreed on the outcome of the ensuing clash. Media
Officer for the IMN, Ibrahim Musa, said in a statement that one person
was killed and three others injured, but the Spokesperson of the Kaduna
Police Command, ASP Mukhtar Aliyu, told Channels Television that only
three persons, including a policeman, sustained minor injuries.
According
to Aliyu, the police were drafted to disperse the protesters and in the
course of doing that, there was an altercation and two civilians and
one policeman were injured.
He said the protest by members of the
Islamic Movement was a gross violation of the ban placed on street
protests by the Kaduna State government, adding that the situation has
been brought under control and normalcy returned to the state capital.
Shiites members have held series of protests in parts of the North, demanding the release of their leader. “The
Free El-Zakzaky procession was carried out in major towns in Northern
Nigeria to press for the release of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky because of
the news of his deteriorating state of health,” the IMN spokesperson
said.
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