ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- There is tension in the Kaduna State capital as police operatives try to disperse members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites, as they hold a procession in the city centre.
The IMN members had gathered along the Katsina roundabout by Ahmadu Bello Way before the police arrived and tried to disperse them.
This processions has however, created panic and fear among the residents particularly those whose shops are located along the Ahmadu Bello Way, a development that made many to closed their shops for fear of being caught in the fracas.
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The police in Kaduna said the IMN has been proscribed by the Federal Government of Nigeria, noting that their gathering today is against the ban on unlawful assembly.
The spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Mansir Hassan diaclosed that the IMN members came out in the morning with dangerous weapons and started attacking innocent residents in the name of procession.
Also, he stated that the IMN members attacked the police with dangerous weapons when they attempted to disperse them, adding that some policemen sustained injuries due to the attack.
The police PRO who said that some suspects in possession with dangerous weapons have been arrested, added that they will be charged to court upon completion of investigation.
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This is not the first time that the IMM members are holding public procession despite their proscription by the Federal Government under former President Muhammadu Buhari.
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