One killed, three injured as soldiers, Shiites fight

macfranc007 September 22, 2018 Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Naija news 24/7 Adeola Opeyemi

- A clash between soldiers and Shiite members in Yobe state has reportedly led to the death of a teenager

- Three other persons were injured in the fight that erupted on Friday, September 21

- The fight reportedly started when soldiers tried to disrupt a peaceful protest by the Shiites

A teenager has reportedly been killed by a stray bullet while three other persons sustained various degrees of injuries after a clash between officers of the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria in Yobe state.

NAIJ.com gathers that the clash which occurred on Friday, September 21, in Potiskum, reportedly started after members of IMN popularly known as Shiite Muslims finished their early morning prayers.

The Punch reports that the commissioner of police in the state, Abdulmaliki Sunmonu, who confirmed the incident to journalists said that three persons were injured during the clash.

Sunmonu, however, said he doesn't have enough details about the incident and promised to update journalists later.

A member of the IMN group, El-Tafseer, who spoke to the press said soldiers attacked them with guns and sticks.

He said: “We just sighted the soldiers armed with guns and sticks approaching us. They started beating and harassing us to disperse.

“We began to run when they fired gunshots indiscriminately. Three people were injured and a teenager, not our member, was hit by a stray bullet in the head.

“He died in the hospital.

“They also arrested Malam Gambo Abbas and detained him.”

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NAIJ.com earlier reported that Shiite members, on Tuesday, September 18, protested the continued detention of the its leader, Ibrahim El-zakzaky.

Members of the movement went ahead with their protest in Kaduna state despite the ban placed on their activities and all other forms of protests in the state by the state government.

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