{"id":702642,"date":"2019-09-10T14:08:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T14:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/09\/10\/five-dead-many-injured-as-police-open-fire-on-shiite-protesters\/"},"modified":"2019-09-10T14:08:10","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T14:08:10","slug":"five-dead-many-injured-as-police-open-fire-on-shiite-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/10\/five-dead-many-injured-as-police-open-fire-on-shiite-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Dead, Many Injured As Police Open Fire On Shiite Protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_704280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-704280\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-704280\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Inspector-General-of-Police-Mohammed-Adamu-IG.jpeg\" alt=\"Mohammed Adamu\" width=\"640\" height=\"392\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-704280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Inspector-General of Police (IGP)\u00a0 Mohammed Adamu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Islamic Members in Nigeria, IMN, popularly known as Shiites have said that five of its members were on Tuesday killed by police during Ashura mourning procession in Kaduna.<\/p>\n<p>This was made known by the group via its media coordinator, Yahaya Muhammed, stating that three persons, including a minor was killed in Kaduna while they were observing the religious ritual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Abuja, the procession was peaceful because the police could not stop us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThree persons were killed in Kaduna, including a minor. In Gombe, there was shooting and one person was confirmed dead. In Azare local government (area) in Bauchi one person was confirmed dead,\u201d TheCable quoted him of saying.<\/p>\n<p>However, police has distanced itself from the allegations, adding that the group was making up stories to win public sympathy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0Shiites Accuse FG And American Secret Service Of Frustrating El-Zakzaky\u2019s Treatment In India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The spokesman of the Kaduna police command, Yakubu Sabo, said, \u201cBased on the report we have, there was no casualty. We received a report that they were sighted around Biakin Ruwa bypass, and our men went there and dispersed them professionally,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThat has been their (IMN) approach to make frivolous claims. This is a group that has been proscribed by the state and federal government. The police will not fold its arms; we dispersed them professionally. There was no report of casualty. They are just making this claim to seek public sympathy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Inspector-General of Police (IGP)\u00a0 Mohammed Adamu The Islamic Members in Nigeria, IMN, popularly known as Shiites have said that five of its members were on Tuesday killed by police during Ashura mourning procession in Kaduna. 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