{"id":116924,"date":"2025-03-29T12:33:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T11:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=116924"},"modified":"2025-03-29T12:33:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T11:33:03","slug":"heavy-gunshot-in-barnex-as-soldiers-engage-shiite-members-in-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/heavy-gunshot-in-barnex-as-soldiers-engage-shiite-members-in-abuja\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Gunshot in Barnex as Soldiers Engage Shiite Members in Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1827872456681338925\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was a heavy gun fire in the popular Barnex Plaza area of Wuse, Abuja on Friday as soldiers dispersed protesting members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1827872456681338925-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThere are unconfirmed reports that an unspecified number of IMN members were killed in the unrest.<\/p>\n<p>However, Pointblanknews.com has it on good authority that a soldier lost his life to the violence.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe troops who promptly moved the body of the fallen soldier arrested two members of the IMN on the spot.<\/p>\n<p>A business operator who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that the crisis started immediately after the Jumait prayers on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The source said that shop owners who resumed for duty at the busy Barnex plaza were shocked to see large number of solders in the area.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, some soldiers milled around the mosque while others were within the vicinity of Barnex plaza overlooking the mosque.<\/p>\n<p>The source added that the soldiers obviously had intelligence about a planned protest by the IMN in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The source said, \u201cThere was a serious gun fire in Barnex today by\u00a0\u00a0soldiers soldiers settled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the mosque prayers, the IMN\u00a0\u00a0started shouting to commence a protest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, the soldiers must have had information that there would be a protest. This is because the soldiers were around Barnex and around the mosque in the morning when we resumed for business here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe soldiers killed some of them while a\u00a0\u00a0soldier was killed.\u201d The source said<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the US embassy had issued an advisory in which it alerted that a planned demonstration by the IMN could lead to public disorder.<\/p>\n<p>The embassy listed Banex Plaza, Berger Junction, Unity Fountain, the National Human Rights Commission Head Office, Eagle Square, Area 10 Shopping Plaza, the National Mosque, Al-Noor Mosque, and Fouad Lababidi Mosque as possible locations of unrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Islamic Movement of Nigeria has called for demonstrations in Abuja and other major cities on Friday, March 28, 2025. Heavy traffic and other disruptions are possible. Based on past occurrences, protests may involve roadblocks, checkpoints, traffic congestion, and physical confrontations,\u201d the embassy had stated.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was a heavy gun fire in the popular Barnex Plaza area of Wuse, Abuja on Friday as soldiers dispersed protesting members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria. 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