Tag: IMN
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JUST IN: Police detain 97 members of Shiite after deadly clash
The Nigeria Police Force said it has detained 97 members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), known as the Shi’ite group, for prosecution, following the clash with the group in Abuja on Sunday. The clash resulted in the death of two policemen and three sustaining serious injuries. Three patrol vehicles were set ablaze…
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UPDATE: Court orders immediate release of El-Zakzaky, wife
A Kaduna High Court has ordered the immediate release of the leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports El-Zakzaky and Zeenat were discharged and acquitted by the Kaduna High Court on Wednesday. The Kaduna State Government had charged them both with an eight-count charge.…
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Police lied, we’re not responsible for ASP Adama’s death – IMN
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has denied any involvement in the death of ASP Ezekiel Adama. The FCT Police Public Relation Officer, Mariam Yusuf had said that Adama was killed by a member of IMN during a protest on Friday. Yusuf said that members of the disbanded movement on Friday went on a rampage,…
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BREAKING: Court dismisses El-Zakzaky’s no case submission
The no case submission filed by the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat have been dismissed on Tuesday by Justice Gideon Kurada of the Kaduna State High court. El-zakzaky and his wife are standing trial on eight counts charges bordering of culpable homicide, unlawful assembly…
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Islamic group slams Pete Edochie
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, also known as Shiites, have slammed veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, over his role in a new movie, ‘Fatal Arrogance.’ In a statement signed by its Spokesman, Musa Ibrahim, the IMN said it found Edochie’s explanation of his reason for participating in the movie “flawed and his excuses…
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Iran Must Go: Protest enters day 2 as Nigerians insist IMN, AI, others undermining Nigeria’s sovereignty must leave
For the second day on the spin, Nigerians took to the streets of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, demanding the expulsion of Iranians, Amnesty International and others fingered to be destabilising the country. After Monday’s peaceful rally to the Iranian Embassy, led by the Concerned Citizens Coalition (CCC), these Nigerians, on Tuesday, took its displeasure…
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Nigerians tasked to rise up against plot by Iran, Amnesty International to destabilize the country
The Citizens Against Destabilization (CAD) has urged Nigerians not to succumb to the plot by the Iranian government and Amnesty International to destabilize the country. CAD made this known at a press conference on Iran’s nefarious plot to wreck havoc through their proxies on Sunday in Abuja. In a statement signed by President, Comrade Stephen…
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Army/IMN clash: Group asks court to stop IMN Spokesman, Musa, KDGH others from publishing book
The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency, CESJET, has approached the state high court in Kaduna asking for an order to stop the spokesman of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim Musa, from publishing a book on the clash between the IMN and the Nigeria Army saying it is capable of jeopardizing the ongoing…
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Justice will catch up with you, IMN attacks Gov. El-Rufai
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria has issued a stern rebuke of Governor Nasir El-Rufai over the continuous detention of its leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife in Kaduna Correctional Centre. In a statement on Sunday, the group’s spokesman Ibrahim Musa lambasted El-Rufai over his recent comments justifying Zakzaky’s detention and vowing never to release…
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US, Iran war: Buhari urged to place Islamic Movement in Nigeria on watch list
The Global Action for Peace has raised alarm on the threat posed by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) to citizens of the United States of America and the United Kingdom in Nigeria and the need for greater action. GAP said the alarm became imperative following the ongoing war between America and Iran. According to…