This incident which is also said to have taken the life of a senior police officer, DCP Umar, who was in charge of Operations at the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, took place at
the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs following reports that members of the IMN who belong to the Shiite sect were planning to burn down the ministry.

Umar was reportedly gunned down as he tried to pacify the rampaging Shi’ite members who disrupted commercial activities and vehicular movement during their protest at the Federal Secretariat. He was immediately taken to an undisclosed hospital where he gave up the ghost.

It was learnt that a vehicle was burnt down during the clash while several gunshots were fired during the clash which occurred between 12pm and 1.30pm.

The members of the IMN have been protesting against the continued detention of their leader Sheikh Ibraheem el- Zakzakky.