An unidentified man was reportedly killed and many injured during a fiasco that ensued between members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi’ites, and personnel of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja. Secretary of IMN’s Academic Forum,…
IG’s arrest order curtailing our freedom – Shi’ites (Punch)
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has said that the move by the police to arrest its leaders and members nationwide was targeted at curtailing their religious freedom and liberty. The sect vowed to carry out its annual Ashura procession as well as…
Proscription: IG orders arrest of Shi’ite leaders nationwide (Punch)
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria may be in for a new ordeal as the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the arrest of all identified Shi’ite leaders across the country. He has also directed a team of special police…
El-Zakzaky lands in Nigeria, DSS takes him into custody (Punch)
The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, has landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, from India, where his planned medical treatment was aborted. But he was immediately taken into custody by the Department of…
El-Zakzaky being treated like a criminal in India, IMN alleges (Punch)
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has said that its leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky was being treated like a criminal in India. The sect alleged that El-Zakzaky, who was flown to Medenta Hospital in New Delhi alongside his wife, Zenaat, on Monday,…
Shi’ites file case against proscription today, suspend protests (Punch)
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known as the Shi’ite group, will on Thursday (today) file a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja, to challenge its proscription by the Federal Government. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana…
FG gazettes court order proscribing Shi’ites movement (Punch)
The Federal Government has published in its official gazette the court order proscribing the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites. The order was published in the gazette on Monday. The Federal High Court in Abuja, which issued the…
*Shi’ites clash with Police again, five arrested (Punch) * Buhari orders Printing and Minting Plc to print E-passports (Nation)
Shi’ites clash with Police again, five arrested (Punch) Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have again clashed with the Police at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, on Thursday (today). The Police fired gunshots and tear gas canisters to disperse the…
Police uphold protest ban in Kaduna as El-Zakzaky appears in court (Guardian)
As the trial of the leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Ibrahim El-Zakzaky holds in Kaduna on Wednesday, November 7, the state police command has reiterated its stance of barring protest by individuals and groups from holding in the…
Court adjourns El-Zakzaky’s arraignment to Aug. 2 (Punch)
A Kaduna High Court on Wednesday adjourned the arraignment of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife Zinat, until August 2nd. The presiding Judge, Justice Gideon Kurada, adjourned the matter to enable the prosecution…
