ONE PERSON DEAD IN LATEST ARMY-IMN CLASH IN YOBE

September 21, 2018

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-By Joseph Omoniyi
One person has been reported dead and three others injured in a conflict between the military and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria,IMN in Potiskum, Yobe State on Friday.
According to the report, the clash began shortly after the IMN members concluded their Ashura procession with prayers around 8:30am near Central Hotel, Potiskum.
Yobe State Police Commissioner, Abdulmaliki Sunmonu, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said that, three persons were injured during the fracas.
He explained that, the JTF responded after the IMN members attempted to seize one of the security operatives’ rifle.
He however stated that he would give more details of the incident later. “I will update you as soon as I get full details on the clash,” he said.
Narrating their own version of the incident, member of the IMN group, El-Tafseer, who spoke to journalists, said the police were not sincere in the account of what happened. He explained they were attacked by the soldiers minutes after the Ashura procession had closed.
He explained, “We just sighted the soldiers armed with guns and sticks approaching us. They started beating and harassing us to disperse.
“We began to run when they fired gunshots indiscriminately. Three people were injured and a teenager, not our member, was hit by a stray bullet in the head.