Protest: Shi’ites becoming insurgents like Boko Haram, say Reps, Senate seeks more security (Punch)

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to hold talks with members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites, to resolve their grievances.

The lawmakers at the plenary on Wednesday warned the Shi’ites were becoming security threats like Boko Haram.

The lawmakers gave the warning as the Senate condemned attack by Shiites on the National Assembly on Tuesday and asked the police to secure the federal parliament.

Members of the House of Representatives, while recalling the injuries caused and property damaged by the Shi’ites’ attack on the National Assembly on Tuesday, warned that another insurgent group was emerging. Read more