IGP justifies killing of Shiite protesters

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, yesterday justified police crackdown on the protesting Muslim Shiite group in Kano, which claimed the lives of a policeman and about 10 protesters, saying it was necessary to protect the rights of other citizens and lives of policemen.

The Shiites marched through the major streets of Kano to protesting the detention of their leaders, El Zakzaky, by federal authorities.

The situation degenerated when a police sergeant was killed by the protesters who tried to block traffic on the roads and police responded with lethal force, killing nine of them.
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The police chief spoke with State House correspondents shortly after he attended the launch of the 2017 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem and Appeal Fund at the Presidential Villa, Abuja by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.

Idris said that the Shiite members brazenly violated the country's laws on freedom of movement, committed murder and had to be stopped in the interest of the public.