The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has confirmed that the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, otherwise known as Shiites, on Sunday killed two police officers while three others were left unconscious.
FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh in a statement issued in Abuja said Shiites attacked its personnel at the checkpoint unprovoked.
She said: “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 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.”
Adeh added that while several arrests have been effected, the Commissioner of Police FCT, Benneth Igweh, condemned the unprovoked attack on Police officers.
The police commissione promised to bring those involved to book.
The police added that the situation was presently under control and normalcy restored.
