A joint effort by the Nigerian army and police earlier today prevented the attempted burning of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Nyanya area of the federal capital territory in Abuja .

Sources at the church told SaharaReporters that trouble started when a Hausa-speaking Muslim man in the area was prevented from parking his car too close to the church building. The measure was put in place as a way of preventing Islamist militants from attacking Christian places of worship on Sundays.

The man, however, resisted the police and soldiers guarding the church. An argument ensued leading to his arrest and humiliation by the security agents who told him to "frog-jump" in front of the church.

After his release by the police, the man reportedly went into the community to mobilize some people to attack the church and burn it down.

Panicked church members left the church leaving their cars behind.

However, a swift intervention by police and soldiers prevented the man and his mob from burning the church. The security agents then started shooting in the area leading more residents to flee the immediate vicinity of the crisis.

UPDATE: Saharareporters has received further information that the man arrested and tortured by the soldiers died after he was tortured. The events following this was a protest by commercial bike riders in the area to protest his death at the hand of the soldiers guarding the church. There is still no official confirmation at to what really transpired in Nyanya. All church members have been released from the church to go home as shooting the area has died down.

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/panic-abuja-army-and-police-prevent-church-burning-mob.

A fly without counsellor follows the corpse into the grave. Why must he ignore the directives of the security personnels knowing fully well with the security situation in the country?

The over-empowered security measures taken by some churches is gargantuan one's to blame but those heartless animals who carry out random attacks.this is how religious riots sparks.a mob action cause u flouted a church rule which won't last beyond a sunday.u deem it fit to become an asornist.

that man must be a bokoharam member

Abeg no one died ooo to the best of my knowledge! I went visiting my folks and attended mass(service)there, slipped out of church when I sensed trouble brewing as a sharp Edo guy before it became serious.Anyway, thanks to the effort of the soldiers and police who dispersed those fools.
I think the main cause of the protest was the okada man saying the punishment meted to him by the soldiers made him spoil his fast and not someone's death.
The soldiers didn't torture anyone,please. Infact, It was their calmness while waiting for reinforcements that gave those fools the effontery to be displaying on bikes,smashing the glasses of any car that want to pass and started a bonfire using tire and petrol. On arrival of the reinforcement the fools took their heels and went into hiding.
I stand to be corrected sha.

Ndi ewu Abuja again Wetin person go do all these one way rams sef

I wonder how somone hu was totured to death stil went to mobilize his ppl....some reporters sha!!!

naijaboiy: I wonder how somone hu was totured to death stil went to mobilize his ppl....some reporters sha!!!

lol.