This was disclosed by the president of the Media Forum of the Islamic Movement, Ibraheem Musa, in a press statement on Tuesday.
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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria on Friday asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to vacate the exparte order it made on July 26 proscribing its activities in the country.
The Presidency has appealed to El-Zakzaky-led Shiite members to desist from needless violent, street protests and await the decision of the court in Kaduna where their leader is currently being tried.
The protesters, under the banner of the Coalition on Good Governance and Change Initiative and other Civil Society Groups, expressed concern over the judgement by Justice Gabriel Kolawole
According to him, the campaign against El-Zakzakky and his Iranian counterparts is a patriotic advocacy to defend the sovereignty of Nigeria from re-colonization by imperialists and called for support of all Nigerians
During the hearing on Wednesday, counsel to the IMN leader, Femi falana, told the court that the continuous detention of his client by the Federal Government his against his constitutional rights
The Guardian newspaper of 12th August 2016 reported that the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, “distanced President Buhari from the travails of El-Zakzaky, saying it was purely a matter within the jurisdiction of the Kaduna State government.
The group, also known as the Shiite movement in Nigeria, said reports have confirmed that the security operatives fired on the protesters with canisters of tear gas near Kofar Doka in Zaria, a place where dozens of Muslims were killed in 1996 in a similar protest when the regime of late General San Abacha arrested their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky
Carrying various placards with inscriptions such as: “Terrorism is not part of our culture”, “We want the IGP to act now”, “Religious extremism and intolerance must be discouraged”, among others, the elders want the Federal Government to put an end to the crises
El-Zakzaky on April 22 instituted a suit against the Department of State Services, the Nigeria Police Force and Attorney General of the Federation for alleged violation of his fundamental rights
We appreciate the Governors call, at least it is an acknowledgement on their part that something unfortunate in the history of the North happened in Zaria that if not handled fairly and justly could have long-term consequences for the region and the country in general
The counsel said joined in the suit instituted against the Federal Government was the Nigerian Army, Chief of Army Staff (Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai), the Director-General of the DSS, the Inspector-General of Police and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
According to the Publicity Committee of the Arba’een Symbolic Trek in a statement signed by Ibrahim Usman and made available to newsmen in Kano, the first axis, to take-off on Thursday, Safar 14, will spend seven days to Zaria for the pilgrimage