Pandemonium was the word in Maitama area of Abuja on Monday as men of the Nigeria Police Force teargassed, violently disrupted Shiites protesting the continuous detention of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.
In some of the alerts through tweets monitored online, residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, were advising other residents to stay away from certain parts of the FCT.
Areas to avoid have been put as, Transcorp, NCC, Unity Fountain, Millennium Park areas of Maitama.
Photos shared on Twitter showed a police vehicle spraying water canisters, security operatives shooting tear gas, and a bullet hole through a window.
The Shiites have been under continuous attacks by government security agencies since the clash between members of the group and the Nigerian Army in Kaduna state.
Their leader, El-Zakzaky and his wife were arrested by Nigerian authorities.
In spite of court judgements ordering his release, El-Zakzaky is still been held by the federal government.
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