BEVERLY HILLS, April 23, (THEWILL) – Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has again clashed with protesters of El-Zakzaky Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiites.
The protesters during the clash with the security agents in Maitama area of Abuja threw stones and other objects, thereby causing damage to cars and buildings in the area.
In response, the police teargassed the protesters in order to disperse them.
The Islamic movement has been agitating for the release of their leader, Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, who has been in detention since December 2016.
The protesters were reported to have earlier stormed National Communications Commission (NCC).
THEWILL recalls that the group protested last Monday and Tuesday in Abuja and several of the protesters were arrested.
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