Deputy Commissioner of Police killed in Shiite, police clash

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have reportedly shot dead a senior police officer, DCP Umar, in charge of Operations, at the Federal Capital Territory Police Command.

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, Abuja, today. He was immediately taken to an undisclosed hospital where he died.

A Channels Television reporter was also hit by bullets.

Details later