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Declare Islamic Movement of Nigeria a terrorist organization now – Rights Group tells UN

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A human rights group, Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has called on the United Nation mission in Nigeria to prevail on the United Nations General Assembly to designate the IMN as a terrorist organization.

 

CESJET described the penchant of the IMN, which has vowed not to respect the Nigerian government, to attack security agents and destruction of lives and properties as similar to a terrorist organizations.

 

Addressing journalists in Abuja on Friday, Executive Secretary Comrade Ikpa Isaac, urged the UN to quickly intervene on the incessant attacks on police and other security agencies by members of the IMN also known as Shiites.

 

According to him, the numerous atrocities being committed by the IMN against the Nigerian state can no longer be ignored by the world.

 

He said, “It is now obvious that the recent clash in Kano where the sect had the boldness to open fire on innocent Nigerians is a clear indication that they are anarchists who may soon declare their own version of Islamic State.”

 

“Even as we wait for international community to act, we call on the Federal Government to arrest the leaders of the sect found to have been behind the Zaria protest and should subsequently be prosecuted as warning that the life of every single policeman in Nigeria counts.”

 

Isaac said the silence of Nigerians and the international community over the conspiracy of IMN and the Iranian authorities against constituted authority in Nigeria is no longer golden.

 

“In the latest incident, not only did IMN members embarked on what amounted to induced suicide they also saw to it that they killed policemen drafted to keep the peace.”

 

CESJET expressed the group’s condolences to the families of the deceased policemen, saying, “we pray that God consoles those they left behind particularly dependents who now have to go through life without the support of their breadwinners.”

Islamic Movement Of Nigeria Demands Protection During Arba’een Ceremonies

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Fearing for its members’ safety, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) demanded that President Muhammadu Buhari provide protection to the group while it observes Arba’een.

The Shiite organization disclosed this in a press release issued on Tuesday, alleging that it had received reports that the military was planning to attack observers.

According to the IMN, the suspect plans including hiring armed thugs to attack observers and burning homes and businesses. The group also alleged that the perpetrators compiled a list of specific IMN members who will be targeted in the attacks.

The group explained that its letter to Mr. Buhari reminded him of “the bloody history of violence against supporters of the IMN who [participate] in these events.”

Specifically, the IMN called the president’s attention to the Zaria massacre of December 2015, in which some at least 348 IMN were killed. Nigerian authorities also raided the home of IMN leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and arrested him. He has yet to be released.

“These reports of potential sabotage must also be seen in the context of the wider campaign of persecution of the IMN by the Nigerian authorities which seeks to prevent the movement and its supporters from exercising their rights to freedom of worship, movement, association and expression,” the group said in the press release.

The London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission similarly petitioned the Nigerian government to ensure that observers are protected and can exercise their freedom of religion.