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Police Disperse Protesting Shiites In Zaria

July 27, 2020 4:26 am

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Shiites, who were commemorating the 6th Death Anniversary of sons of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and others, were dispersed by the Police in Zaria, Kaduna State, weekend.

“If you remember on July 25, 2014, there was a Quds demonstration in Zaria which led to the clash between the group and Nigerian Army, it led the death of three sons of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and 32 others.”

“While the Commemoration of July 25, 2014, Quds Programme was ongoing at Unguwar Bishar Cemetry, Zaria City, then six Hilux Trucks with armed policemen stormed

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Shi’ites Demand Immediate Release Of El-Zakzaky, Wife

April 11, 2020 6:07 am

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites, has called for the immediate release of its leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and wife, Zeenat, from the Kaduna correctional facility.

In a statement issued by President, Media Forum of the IMN, Ibrahim Musa, on Saturday, he said, it became necessary to release El-Zakzaky and his wife due to the epidemic threatening the entire world.

DAILY POST reports that the Shi’ite leader and his wife have been held in a correctional centre since 2015.

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ICC To Probe Nigerian Army Over Attacks On IPOB, Shiites

January 8, 2020 8:53 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it has extended its preliminary examinations on possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Nigeria to cover the clashes between Nigerian soldiers and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), a body of Shi’ite Muslims in the country, as well as the clashes between the Nigerian soldiers and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

In its 2019 edition of the annual Report of Preliminary Examination Activities issued by the office of its Prosecutor headed by Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, ICC noted that the Office of the ICC Prosecutor on November 12, 2015 …

Police Disperse Shiites Having Procession In Abuja

October 19, 2019 4:47 am

The police yesterday dispersed a procession of the outlawed Islamic Movement of Nigeria members popularly called Shiites around Wuse Market in Abuja.

The policemen reportedly fired tear gas canisters and live rounds in the air, forcing the Shi’ites and passers-by to run for their lives. The IMN procession reportedly started on Sultan Abubakar Road but was quickly dispersed once the Police confronted them.

The Shi’ites planned to hold a nationwide procession today to mark their annual Arbaeen trek which sparked fears of another fatal confrontation with security men.

Arbaeen is said …

Court Frees Nine Zakzaky Shi’ites Members In Kaduna

October 17, 2019 7:14 am

The Kaduna State High Court has freed nine members of the Sheikh El-Zakzaky-led Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiites arrested following the proscription order by the Kaduna State Government in 2016.

The nine shi’ites members, including two women, were arrested precisely three years ago while on their way to attend the Islamic religious rite of Ashura mourning in Kaduna and have been in detention since 2016.

Justice Shiri Nyom discharged and acquitted the sect members of the charges levelled against them, a statement by the President Media Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim Musa stated.…

Shiites leader El-Zakzaky, with wife in India for treatment

August 13, 2019 9:38 am

The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat Tuesday arrived in India.

El-Zakzaky and Zeenat left Nigeria Monday evening around 6:45 pm for India for medical check-up aboard Emirate flight flight EK786 at about 6:45 pm en route Dubai to Mumbai, India.

Before his departure, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) the Nigeria Police laid siege to the International wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja from 1:30 pm to about 3:30 pm.

The Shiites leader arrived at the airport at about 3:00 pm via the Kaduna -Abuja rail …

Shiites fight back, drag FG to court over proscription

August 8, 2019 4:07 am

The members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) have taken the Federal Government to court over the proscription of their group, saying the action is a violation of their constitutional rights to worship and freedom of association.The decision came on the heels of a Kaduna High Court ruling, which on Monday granted leave to IMN Leader Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah, to travel to India for medical treatment.

The duo has been in the custody of the Department of State Services since 2015, following a clash in Zaria, Kaduna State, between the sect and the Nigerian Army.In …

Court grants El-Zakzaky leave for medical attention abroad

House disagree over calls to ban Shi’ites, free El-Zakzaky

July 24, 2019 8:46 am

The House of Representatives was thrown into a rowdy session yesterday as lawmakers were engaged in altercations over the call on the federal government to release the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shi’ite, Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky and to ban the sect.

Following the disagreement on whether or not the House should adopt a motion to that effect, the House quickly adopted a motion to withdraw into an executive session to resolve the matter.

The disagreement over freedom for el-Zakzaky, who has been in detention since 2015, despite a court order granting him bail, came …

Police commissioner, others killed in Shiites protest

July 23, 2019 1:18 am

A fresh protest against the continued detention of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, yesterday claimed the life of a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Umar Usman. Usman was struck with a sharp object while trying to pacify the protesters. The police chief who was in charge of operations at the Federal Territory Police Command was taken to a hospital where he eventually died.

The protest by members of IMN, also known as Shiites, which began at the NITEL Junction at Wuse 2, Abuja was disrupted by armed policemen who had cordoned off the road …

JNI, Shiites differ on Kaduna religious law

June 9, 2019 12:30 am

Jamatul Nasirul Islam (JNI) and the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), known as Shiites, have disagreed on the passage of the Religious Preaching Regulation law by Kaduna State House of Assembly.

Three years after the religious bill was censured by different religious bodies and individuals, the Assembly eventually passed the bill last Friday for public hearing and signing into law by Governor Nasir el-Rufai.The bill aims to regulate religious preaching in the state, with a view to promoting religious harmony and peaceful co-existence among the residents.A local government inter-faith committee has been established in each of the 23 councils …

Police disperse protesting Shiites with teargas in Kaduna

June 1, 2019 12:00 am

There was panic, yesterday, when members of the Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky-led Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shi’ites, stormed the streets of Kaduna to protest the continued incarceration of their leader were dispersed by teargas fired into the air by the Police.

Several members of the group were injured during the protest.

El-Zakzaky and his wife, Hajiya Zeenat, among some other members of the group, are facing charges in a Kaduna State High Court and Magistrate Court, respectively, after being arrested in December 2015, following a clash with the military in Zaria.

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