A secondary school student was
shot on Wednesday when policemen who were dispersing protesting members of the
Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN )
opened fire at Wuse market in Abuja.
The girl was returning from
Government Secondary School, Wuse, when she ran into the policemen dispersing
the crowd.
A witness said a policeman
identified as Geoffrey A. Rafah was the one who mistakenly shot the victim but
Nigerianeye could not independently verify this claim.
Two journalists, who were
covering the incident, were arrested. One of the arrested reporters is Afolabi
Sotunde of Reuters.
In July, the federal government
outlawed IMN following a clash between IMN members and security operatives.
Precious Owolabi, a journalist,
and Usman Umar, a deputy commissioner of police, were among those killed during
the protest which held in Abuja.
IMN members have been protesting
over the detention of Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, their leader, who has been in
detention since 2015.
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