{"id":17673,"date":"2019-07-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/?guid=e43beea97374d1fc9e1c6fa542a533a6"},"modified":"2019-07-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T00:00:00","slug":"bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloodbath in Muslims, police clashes in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ABUJA,  AT least 11 protesters and a senior police official have been killed during demonstrations by Muslim faithfuls in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Some 54 suspects were arrested following the protests in the capital Abuja on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Protesters allegedly shot dead Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations of the Federal Capital Territory Command (FCT), Usman Umar.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Two assistant superintendents and a journalist sustained gunshot wounds, police said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The heavily armed protesters defying all sense of decency violently attacked innocent citizens and police personnel on duty, said Frank Mba, national police spokesman.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) led the protests against the continued detention of its leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>He has been in detention since 2015 in spite of court orders to release him.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>IMN meanwhile disputed the version of police over the protests in Abuja.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim Musa, the organisation&#8217;s spokesman, refuted that protesters shot at police and civilians<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>We strongly dispute the claim by the police that the protesters shot at them because throughout our processions we have not been carrying any arms right from 2015 to date, Musa stated.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>He said at least 30 IMN members were injured.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>We are aware of the fact that the security agents have been going around taking off those they killed from the streets, Musa alleged.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Source: CAJ News Agency <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABUJA,  AT least 11 protesters and a senior police official have been killed during demonstrations by Muslim faithfuls in Nigeria.Some 54 suspects were arrested following the protests in the capital Abuja on Monday.Protesters allegedly shot dead Deputy&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bloodbath in Muslims, police clashes in Nigeria - South Africa Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bloodbath in Muslims, police clashes in Nigeria - South Africa Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ABUJA, AT least 11 protesters and a senior police official have been killed during demonstrations by Muslim faithfuls in Nigeria.Some 54 suspects were arrested following the protests in the capital Abuja on Monday.Protesters allegedly shot dead Deputy...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"South Africa Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-07-23T00:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"sjadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"sjadmin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"sjadmin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b5258049232dc72b42ad1073df5c990f\"},\"headline\":\"Bloodbath in Muslims, police clashes in Nigeria\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-23T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-07-23T00:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/\"},\"wordCount\":219,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Human Rights\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/\",\"name\":\"Bloodbath in Muslims, police clashes in Nigeria - South Africa Journal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-23T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-07-23T00:00:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Bloodbath in Muslims, police clashes in Nigeria\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/\",\"name\":\"South Africa Journal\",\"description\":\"Hub for all the Latest News &amp; Updates\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"South Africa Journal\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/south-africa-journal.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/south-africa-journal.png\",\"width\":220,\"height\":111,\"caption\":\"South Africa Journal\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b5258049232dc72b42ad1073df5c990f\",\"name\":\"sjadmin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ff4aa10d4f36ab9dc3cce9e101792273?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ff4aa10d4f36ab9dc3cce9e101792273?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"sjadmin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/author\/sjadmin-s\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Bloodbath in Muslims, police clashes in Nigeria - South Africa Journal","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Bloodbath in Muslims, police clashes in Nigeria - South Africa Journal","og_description":"ABUJA, AT least 11 protesters and a senior police official have been killed during demonstrations by Muslim faithfuls in Nigeria.Some 54 suspects were arrested following the protests in the capital Abuja on Monday.Protesters allegedly shot dead Deputy...","og_url":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/","og_site_name":"South Africa Journal","article_published_time":"2019-07-23T00:00:00+00:00","author":"sjadmin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"sjadmin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/"},"author":{"name":"sjadmin","@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b5258049232dc72b42ad1073df5c990f"},"headline":"Bloodbath in Muslims, police clashes in Nigeria","datePublished":"2019-07-23T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2019-07-23T00:00:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/"},"wordCount":219,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Human Rights"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/","url":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/","name":"Bloodbath in Muslims, police clashes in Nigeria - South Africa Journal","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-07-23T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2019-07-23T00:00:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/bloodbath-in-muslims-police-clashes-in-nigeria\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Bloodbath in Muslims, police clashes in Nigeria"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/","name":"South Africa Journal","description":"Hub for all the Latest News &amp; Updates","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#organization","name":"South Africa Journal","url":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/south-africa-journal.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/south-africa-journal.png","width":220,"height":111,"caption":"South Africa Journal"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b5258049232dc72b42ad1073df5c990f","name":"sjadmin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ff4aa10d4f36ab9dc3cce9e101792273?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ff4aa10d4f36ab9dc3cce9e101792273?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"sjadmin"},"url":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/author\/sjadmin-s\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17673"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17673\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}