The
FCT Police Command has arrested a total of Four hundred members of the
El-Zakzaky Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) who participated in the violent
protest on Tuesday in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
While
addressing the media on Wednesday at the Command, The Commissioner Of Police FCT,
Bala Ciroma said that his Command has intercepted and arrested some members of
the El-Zakzakky Islamic Movement of Nigeria with thirty-one bottles of petrol
bomb and other dangerous weapons being ferried into FCT by their members to
cause mayhem and attack innocent citizens including law enforcement agents
deployed to protect lives and property.
He
reiterated that the members of the Movement, without any provocation went on
rampage and burnt down a Police Rapid Response Squad (RRS) patrol vehicle
deployed at Ademola Adetokumbo Crescent
He
further gave the highlight of the arrests
as follows:
On
30th October, 2018 at about 1230hrs police operatives on stop and search duty
along Tipper garage Katampe intercepted and arrested one Mustapha Abdullahi ‘m’
20 years of Ungwan Gwari Suleja with eighteen (18) bottles of petrol
bombs carefully concealed in a travelling bag. To smuggle himself and the
petrol bombs into the city, he disguised as a passenger and boarded a taxi with
other unsuspecting passengers. He ran out of luck when the vigilant policemen
on duty at the point upon reasonable suspicion intercepted the cab and conduct
a search on the only bag in the car, which had in it the improvised bomb. Upon
the discovery, the suspect was immediately arrested. Other exhibits recovered
from the suspect include: two lighters and one dagger. The suspect will be
arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigation.
Similarly,
on the same date at about 1130hrs, police operatives on stop and search at
Dakwa FCT-Niger Boundary arrested one Abdullahi Umar ‘m’ 22 years of Gadan
Karte, Illela LGA of Sokoto State with a bag containing thirteen (13) well
packaged bottles of petrol bomb. During interrogation, the suspect confessed
that he arrived Suleja from Sokoto state on Sunday to join other members of
their sect for the protest. He also confessed that he was ferrying the petrol
bomb to FCT to confront law enforcement agents. One lighter was also recovered
from the suspect. He will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of
investigation.
CP
Bello said that the Four hundred El-Zakzaky Islamic Movement of Nigeria members
and their first aider, Salahuddeen Ahmad of Illela LGA of Sokoto State arrested
are currently being detained for discreet investigation; dangerous weapons were
also recovered from them. He said that the suspects will be arraigned in court
upon the conclusion of investigation.
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