A group of youths calling for the sack and prosecution of the Minister of Interior, Mr Abba Moro, for allegedly contributing to the circumstances that led to the death of about 20 job seekers during the recruitment exercise into the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) on March 15 yesterday in Abuja clashed with another group in solidarity with the minister.
The anti-Moro group, led by Ms Azeenarh Mohammed had marched to the office of the minister, chanting “murderers, murderers” when the pro-moro group, led by Mr. Etuk Bassey-William, emerged and questioned the sincerity of the protesters.
Chaos ensued when officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) arrived the scene and tried to stop the protests. The protesters however resisted the efforts of the security men to disperse them, and the earlier group insisted on writing “murderers” at the ministry's entrance.
Infuriated by what they termed defacing of public infrastructure, officers of the NSCDC were said to have manhandled the protesters and some journalists whose cameras and phones were either seized or destroyed.
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