DCO killed, others wounded as Shiites, Police in bloody clash in Abuja
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protest in Abuja by members of the El-Zazakky group involving over three thousand (3000) has led to the death of a senior police officer and three injured, plus the arrest of several others. The clash on Monday started mid day in the within the
Central Business District of Abuja as the heavily armed protesters defied all sense of decency and violently attacked innocent citizens and Police personnel on duty. A statement signed by the Force PRO, DCP Frank Mba, stated that “in the process, the Deputy Commissioner
of Police in charge of Operations, FCT Command, DCP Usman A.K Umar, was shot and fatally injured by the protesters. “The officer, who was immediately rushed to the hospital died moments later while receiving treatment. Also, two (2) Assis-
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tant Superintendents of Police and a Staff of Channels Television sustained serious injuries and are currently receiving treatment. “The violent protesters also razed down a National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Response Post close to the Federal
Secretariat, Abuja and two (2) vehicles.” The statement stated further that, “the Police have arrested 54 suspects in connection with the incident. The suspects are undergoing interrogation and will be arraigned in court as soon as possible.
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Food dealers protest multiple quarantine posts, threaten strike
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HE members of the Food Stuff Dealers Association of Nigeria have alerted the Inspector General of Police, security agencies and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture of their intention to shut down markets, stop moving food stuffs across the country, embark on protests and strike over multiple quarantine posts on the road.
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In a petition to the IGP and copied to the Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Agriculture, the association claimed that officials of Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) erected the posts to extort money from them and urged that the posts be dismantled or they will embark on indefinite strike. In the petition, the Association stated that they were
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“The IGP, while commiserating with the family of the late DCP, condemns the incident and warns that Enough-is-Enough as the Force and the nation at large will not continue to suffer losses on account of reckless and lawless persons and groups in the society.”
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