19 Shiites were detained by the police in Abuja during a protest. The police in Abuja, the nation's capital, stated that 19 members...
19 Shiites were detained by the police in Abuja during a protest.
The police in Abuja, the nation's capital, stated that 19 members of the Shia movement had been detained for holding protests without authorization.
Almost 400 members of the group protested from the Federal Supreme Court to Eagle Plaza, according to a statement from the police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh.
According to the statement, after they left, they blocked the roadways as well after the court decided not to grant the group's leader Sheikh Ibrahim El-plea Zakzaky for his passport.
El-Zakzaky complained to the DSS and asked for the return of his and his wife's passports, which the DSS had taken away.
Judge Obiora Egwuatu stated in his ruling that El-zakzaky had not shown proof that the DSS had acknowledged his passport following his return from India.
According to Josephine, members of the gang threw rocks and other harmful objects at the police, but they were eventually dispersed and 19 of them were taken into custody; she stated they will be brought before the court.