There is currently a heavy tension in Abuja as Police and shitte members clashed again today.
Recall that this is the third day of the ongoing clash between security operatives and the Shiite members in Abuja.
Yesterday’s clash began with the convergence of the Shiites at the nation’s capital for the annual Arbaeen symbolic trek, which also served as cover for a protest march against the continued detention of their spiritual leader by the federal authorities.
Police Clash With Shiites Members
Violent scenes marred the rituals, officially due to end today as some of the sect members were killed in the confrontation with the Army in the Maraba- Nyanya metropolis of Abuja.
When the crisis first unfolded on Saturday, troops from the Army Headquarters Garrison at Zuba, Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT, reportedly gunned down six followers of the sect. The Army, however, claimed responsibility for three deaths.
Police Car Burnt By Protesting Shitte Members
Shitte Members Protest for the release of their Leaders
