Shiites on procession in Abuja

The Nigerian Army claimed that its troops deployed on routine duty at Kugbo/ Karu bridge checkpoint of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were attacked by members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) sect at about 3:00pm on Monday.

The Army which said this while explaining the clash between the troops and the sect on Monday in a statement said during the encounter three members of the sect were killed while 4 soldiers sustained various degrees of injuries.

It added that the injured soldiers were being treated at a military medical facility.

Explaining the clash the Army said, “The sect in massive numbers forced their way into the troops checkpoint after over running the Police Force.

“The Police withrew back to own troops position to join efforts to repel them. They fired weapons at own troops, throwing bottle cannisters with fuel, large stones, catapults with dangerous objects and other dangerous items at troops causing bodily harm and stopping motorist movement, breaking their windscreen and causing heavy traffic.

“However, troops repelled the attack in conjunction with the Nigerian Police Force to stop the situation from further deteriorating.

“Unfortunately, during the encounter 3 members of the sect were killed while 4 soldiers sustained various degrees of injuries and are being treated at a military medical facility.