Anti-France Protest Erupts In Abuja As Shiites Burn Country’s Flag
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria on Tuesday took to the streets of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, to protest against French President, Emmanuel Macron, over an offensive publication on Prophet Muhammad by a citizen of the European country.
Members of the sect in large numbers marched
from Nitel Junction to Wuse Market and set the
French flag ablaze, leading to pandemonium in
the city.Secretary of the Academic Forum of the movement, Abdullahi Musa, said the rally was
aimed at condemning the action of French
President over the derogatory publication.He said, “We set the French flag on fire in
reaction to the attack on Islam and Muslims by
the President of France, Emmanuel Macron,
since the heinous crime of publishing cartoons of the Prophet by the magazine Charlie Hebdo.”The protest terminated at Wuse Market and
forced vehicle owners to use alternative routes.As at the time of this report, there were no security agents on the ground.
Recall that the Federal Capital Territory Administration had last Friday deployed anti-
riot policemen and water canons to the National
Mosque in anticipation of a protest by members
of IMN.
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