Irate members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (Shiites) on Monday staged a protest in response to the killing of Iranian top General, Qassem Soleimani and his aides by the United States military.
The mainly youth protesters burnt American flags at the Banex, Wuse area of the nation’s capital, Abuja, as they chanted slogans such as ‘Death To America,’ and condemned the killing of the Iranian warlord.
They used the opportunity to demand the release from federal government custody of their leader, Sheikh Ibraheem el -Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat.
The unruly youths also paralyzed commercial activities in the Mararaba and Nyanya axis of the FCT as traders who feared an escalation of their action locked up their shops and fled, even as the protest caused a traffic gridlock in the area.
The protesters were however, later dispersed by security agencies, who restored order, and commercial and traffic activities resumed.
