ABUJA, July 22 (Reuters) - Nigerian police said a senior
officer was killed and three other policemen were injured on
Monday as a Shi'ite Muslim protest in the capital city of Abuja
turned violent.
"The heavily armed protesters ... violently attacked
innocent citizens and police personnel on duty. In the process,
the deputy commissioner of police ... was shot and fatally
injured by the protesters," a police statement said, adding that
police had arrested 54 suspects who would be brought to court.