Breaking: Again, many feared dead including a journalist as Shiite , Police clash in Abuja

Unspecified number of people have been shot dead by the Nigerian police in a violent clash between the members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria  ( IMN ) popularly known as Shiite in Abuja on Monday.

Daily Independent sighted about five dead bodies of the protesters at the federal secretariat. Also, the National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA ) substation with one tanker and one operational vehicle were set ablaze.

 The group clashed with the police at the federal secretariat during a protest for the release of their leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky.

The protest which began from NITEL junction at Wuse 2 was disrupted by armed policemen who have condoned the road leading to the National Assembly and three arms zone.

Live ammunition were fired at the protesters as they advanced toward the eagle square leading to commotion and pandemonium in the area.

A journalist was said to have been among those that were shot