FCT CP vows to haunt Shi’ite members involved in officer’s killing

The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, has vowed to apprehend the members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as Shi’ite, responsible for the gruesome murder of his personnel.

According to the CP, two police officers were killed, and four police officers, including a female, were unconscious at the hospital.

He added that three police vehicles were burnt by the Shi’ite members.

Addressing journalists on Sunday night, the CP said the Shi’ite members had provoked the police by attacking them.

He vowed to haunt all responsible for the dastardly act.

Igweh said, “What happened is that today, we are surprised that members of the Shiite movement, whatever the IRMN, whatever they call themselves, decided to come out en masse to attack the policemen.

“We saw them, we saw their dead bodies and killed brutally, brutally. Two of them are already dead.

“Four, including a woman police officer, are unconscious, all of them, with different injuries they inflicted on them. All of them were in uniform. So, I just decided to say, for the fact they are not provoked, they did it willingly, because they have agreed to attack security agencies, and for no just cause.

“So, I want to tell them and assure them that for the fact they have started this war and provoked us, we are going to haunt them, we cannot leave it to go like that. We are going to haunt them, no matter where they are. I assure them very well that we are going to haunt them because the families of the policemen they have killed are crying.”

Igweh denied the police attacked the Shi’ite members, insisting that the attack on his men was unprovoked.

He said, “If we had killed any of them, it would have been a different thing. Or if we had attacked them, it would have been a different thing. They would have said, Igwe did this and Igwe did that.

“But today, they have willingly, with impunity, attacked policemen and killed them without provocation. So, you saw that dead body, if you don’t know it, go to the Wuse Mortuary, and you’ll see them there. It’s just annoying, it’s just provoking, but I want to assure them that we are not going to leave them unpunished.

“We are going to haunt them wherever they are, in Nigeria. “

Igweh said 52 Shi’ite members are in their custody.

He said, “We arrested, at least today, we arrested almost 52 of them, some of their bosses. When they killed the policemen, everybody was surprised.

“Some of them reside inside FCT, others are in Niger and Nasarawa, and some came from far. We have got an intelligence of how they coordinated the attack. So, we are looking for them.”