A protest by members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) turned violent on Monday in Abuja.
The protesters reportedly clashed with security agencies close to the Federal Secretariat in the Nigerian capital.
Monday’s incident comes about two weeks after two Shiites were killed and two police officers injured after a similar protest turned violent at the National Assembly complex in Abuja.
The Shiites are demanding the release of their leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, who has been in detention for alleged murder since December 2015.
On Monday, the Shiites had begun a protest at Nitel junction and were expected to end at the secretariat.
Government vehicles including those owned by the emergency management agency were burnt by the aggrieved protesters.
Some other sources alleged that the Shiites threw petrol bombs as part of the protest.
In an interview, a member of the Shiite group, Yahaya Mohammed, said the Shiite members were only having a peaceful protest when military officers attacked them.
Following the violent protest at the National Assembly, the police last week directed that protests in Abuja be limited the Unity Fountain, near Transcorp Hilton hotel, Abuja.
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Its only d folish ones dat are fitng for someone who is in d prison eating well and doinf fine dat people are fitin for hm dying b4 dey time. Sincerely speaking so many of dem wil die in d hands of security personnel b4 dey time .
It means president Muhammadu Buhari has finally failed woefully in the areas of security, since lives & properties are no longer safe. But how ever we hadn’t forgotten that he Buhari in his electioneering campaign prayed nigerians to vote him that he will retrieve Nigeria from the hands of Boko haram. Today what we are seeing is arson, pogroms banditry & etc. What a shame to apc Buhari led fgn!