Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of Nigeria Police Force, has come out to confirm that the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria popularly known as Shi’ite on Sunday launched an unprovoked attack on its operatives leaving two dead and three unconscious in the nation’s capital, Abuja.
In a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, was quoted as saying: “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 (2) police personnel were killed, three left unconscious in the hospital, and three (3) Police patrol vehicles set ablaze.
“The proscribed organisation attacked the police checkpoint unprovoked, wielding machetes, improvised explosive devices (locally made bombs in bottles with kerosene), and knives.
“While several arrests have been effected, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, Psc. mni. condemns the unprovoked attack on Police officers. He promises to bring those involved to book.
The situation is presently under control and normalcy restored.
“Further development will be communicated in due course.”
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