Fifty-four suspects have been arrested in connection to the fracas which broke out yesterday in Abuja between protesting Shiites members and men of the Nigeria Police Force.

This was contained in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, DCP Frank Mba.

According to the statement, over three thousand IMN members took part in the protest, defying all sense of decency violently attacked innocent citizens and Police personnel on duty.

In the process, the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, FCT Command, DCP Usman A.K Umar, was shot and later died while receiving treatment at the hospital.