Violent protests of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as the Shiites on Monday, July 22, led to the death of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Umar who was in charge of operation at FCT command.
Vanguard reports that DCP Umar was reportedly gunned down by the Shiites as he made attempt to prevent their violent activities at the axis of the federal secretariat in Abuja.
In an effort to subdue reprisal attacks from the IMN members who were protesting the arrest of their leader, Sheik Ibraheem El Zakzaky, and some of their colleagues, the police have beefed up security throughout the FCT.
Earlier, there were sporadic shootings at the entrance gate of the National Assembly on Monday, July 22, as policemen and other security agents tried to prevent protesting Shiites from gaining entrance.
See gruesome videos of the shootings below….
Oh God…. These are human beings loaded into a truck like dead animals…… Poor Nigerian Citizens including a Deputy commissioner…… Will there be a Country called Nigeria by 2023? 😢