The petition, written by the Academic Forum of the Islamic movement, was addressed to the UN Resident Coordinator, EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, and Executive Secretary, NHRC.
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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria said its attention has been drawn to the statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Department of State Services, Dr. Peter Afunanya, “misdirecting” the Nigerian public into believing that the continued “illegal” detention of its leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky; former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki; and Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, was based on their choices.
Activities at the Iranian Embassy in London were on Friday paralysed by angry Nigerians over the alleged involvement of the Asian country in the protests and actions of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known as Shiites, in Abuja and other parts of the country.