Shi’ites Protest : Police beefs up security around Aso Rock

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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA – AS the protest embarked upon by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, otherwise known as Shi’ites over the continuous detention of their leader, Ibraheem el-Zakzaky entered third day, the Nigeria Police on Tuesday beefed up security around the entrance to the State House.

The Shiites who arrived Abuja, the State Capital Territory on Saturday in their numbers are demanding for the release of their leader, el-Zakzaky who has been in detention over one year despite court rulings that he should be released.

Members of Shiite on the road along Kubuwa Expressway in Abuja. Photo by Gbemiga Olamikan

Because of the panic the presence of the Islamic group has generated at the nation’s capital, the Nigeria Police now stationed its officers opposite the Fire Service, the entrance to the State House, before the barricade mounted by the combined team of…



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