Adelani Adepegba, AbujaShiite youths protesting the continued detention of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, have grounded the Federal Secretariat complex, Abuja, as they took over the roads in the area. The secretariat complex is a few metres from the National Assembly and the Presidential Villa. The youths, who were armed with stones, chased away a police team and overturned a traffic warden cabin on the road. They also reportedly injured the Federal Secretariat Divisional Police Crime officer in the face after he asked them to stop harassing motorists. A team of policemen has just arrived to dislodge the angry youths.

Source: Punch May 14, 2018 12:45 UTC