Armed
policemen and angry Christian youths Tuesday morning clashed in Bauchi as
religious crisis deepens in Yelwa axis.
This
followed a protest by angry Christian youths when another dead body was
allegedly discovered in the trouble zonde after Muslims allegedly attack
Christian late Monday.
Leader of the
youths, Mr Emmanuel Luka told the Media in tears that another reason for the
protest was the way police spared the attackers as they carried arms in broad
daylight.
“We were
illegally teargassed, harassed and intimidated inside our apartment by overzealous
policemen while the attackers are going freely on the streets brandishing guns
but were spared by the security agents. Police are now agents of violence,”
Luka fumed.
Owojela’s
Blog reports that the angry Christian youths accosted the police for arresting
and abetting the religious crisis in Yelwa, urging them to leave.
This
development infuriated the police, as they mobilized and teargassed angry
youths.
As at the
time of filing this report, there was pandemonium among residents due to the
heavy presence of police and other plainclothes security agents, thereby
halting economic and transport businesses with traders closing their shops for
fear of harassment.
The Bauchi
police command through its spokesman, DSP Datti kamal Abubakar told the Media
that armed policemen have been mobilised and stationed in the troubled area to
contain the situation.
He added
that those arrested will be released after screening based on their involvement
in the crisis, saying there is no bias in the arrest as alleged
” We will
redeploy more hands in Yelwa to curb the crisis from intensifying,” added
Abubakar.
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