Tag: shiites
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Again, Shi’ites besiege NASS, demand release of El-Zakzaky
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria popularly known as Shi’ites on Thursday besieged the National Assembly, demanding immediate release of their leader Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky. The Shi’ites members carried various banners and posters with the pictures of El-Zakzaky . Their presence caused the main gate of the NASS to be closed with a detachment…
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Group alleges Iran, IMN plan to terrorize Nigeria
…. says El- Zakzakky’s group another ISWAP affiliate The Coalition for Nigeria, a civil society orgnaisation, said it has uncovered plots by Iran and the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) to terrorize Nigeria. The coalition claimed that Iran is discreetly breeding another terrorism sect in Nigeria through IMN extremists, saying that the group allegedly received…
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Drama as Shi’ites invade NASS, chase Police, others away
Members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shi’ites are laying siege at the main gate of National Assembly in Abuja. The Shiítes group reportedly forced their way into the assembly complex and chased away armed policemen on duty. The protesters besieged the National Assembly in continuation of protests to commemorate the 68th…
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Protesters block Federal Secretariat, NASS as Shiites mark third year anniversary of Zaria killings
From Jonas Ike, Abuja Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria otherwise known as Shittes on Thursday stormed the Federal Secretariat Complex, the National Assembly Complex and the main road leading to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa Abuja protesting the immediate release of their leader Sheik Ibrahim Elzakzaky. The group protesters numbering over two thousand…
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JUST IN: Shiites members storm Abuja, demand immediate release of El-Zakzaky, wife [Video]
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, popularly called Shiites on Thursday protested at the ECOWAS building along Yakubu Gowon Crescent in the Asokoro area of Abuja demanding the immediate release of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since 2015. After making…
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Lai Mohammed lied; El-Zakzaky caters for himself, wife in DSS custody – Shi’ites
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, has said that its leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky caters for himself and buys his domestic needs despite being in the custody of the Department of States Service, DSS. The group made the assertion in reaction to claim by the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, that the Federal Government spends…
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Nigerian Army deliberately using designed tactics to kill Shiites – Amnesty International
London-based non-governmental organization focused on human rights, Amnesty International, has condemned the killing of dozens of Shiite protesters by the Nigerian Army. Recall that the Shiites were killed in protests in and around Abuja between Saturday and Tuesday. The protesters, members of the IMN, apart from embarking on a religious march were also demanding the…
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What we are doing to end Shiites’ protests, violence – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Wednesday promised to put an end to the protests by members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria that has left some people dead and properties destroyed within the Federal Capital Territory. Idris made the promise in an interview with State House correspondents shortly after joining others to witness…
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Several dead as Shi’ites clash with soldiers, police in Abuja [Videos]
There was pandemonium in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), yesterday when members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) overpowered police operatives who had been preventing them from gaining access into Abuja and engaged troops of the Guards Brigade in a shootout. In the process, an unspecified number of persons were said to have…
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Protest: Police confirm arrest of another 60 Shiites in FCT
The FCT Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 60 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) in the territory during a violent protest on Monday in Abuja. The group defied warning from the police and staged the violent protest to demand for the release of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, who had been in…