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FCT, Abuja - Operatives of the federal capital territory (FCT) police command on Sunday, August 25, cracked down on members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shi'ites, in Abuja during a procession.
Unconfirmed reports indicate one person was shot dead.
Thousands of people from various areas across Nigeria undertook the symbolic trek, an event Shiites said is intended to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.
The mourners said they cannot make the annual pilgrimage to Imam Hussain's Shrine in Karbala in Iraq, but the procession has allowed them to 'express sorrow for his martyrdom and to participate in the struggle for justice and freedom against oppression'.
According to eyewitnesses, the police used force to disperse the demonstrators.
Subsequently, the demonstrators set fire to at least police vehicles.
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See some photos from the clash below, courtesy of News Central TV:
Legit.ng reports that the latest clash between police operatives and the Ibraheem El-Zakzaky-led group in the Nigerian capital city comes just over a month after the security agency said it banned all forms of protest by the proscribed IMN.
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