The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has carried out its Ashura mourning procession in the Wuse area of the Federal Capital Territiry, Abuja, despite stern warnings from the Inspector-General of police against the annual religious ritual.
The Ashura procession is an annual religious ritual carried out by the Shia Islamic sect all over the world on September 10.
Participants including men, women, and children held the procession for a few kilometres from Berger Roundabout to Wuse, and hurriedly concluded the exercise to avoid a confrontation with security personnel.
The exercise which commenced at 8 a.m today, lasted for about 25 minutes and caused traffic snarls in the commercial area, but there was no report of any incident.
The Shi’ites had on Monday raised the alarm that the police were planning to attack the Ashura mourning procession holding in Abuja and other cities in the North.