Tag: Shiites

FCT: 3 killed, patrol vehicle, others burnt as Police, Shiite clash in Abuja

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Police, Shiite clash

There was palpable tension yesterday, as two Police officers were killed in a clash between police and members of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites in Abuja. Three police officers were also left unconscious and many vehicles burnt in the brawl that occurred at the Wuse area of the federal capital territory (FCT) during the Arba’een symbolic trek observed by IMN members. A trader was also reportedly killed during the clash. According to eyewitnesses, the trader named Amiru, who was an onlooker, was shot in…

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Fatalities recorded, as Police, Shiites clash in Kaduna

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Kaduna, the capital of Kaduna State, was in disarray yesterday, as law enforcement officers endeavoured to disperse members of the banned Islamic Movement of Nigeria, (IMN), popularly known as Shiites, who were conducting a procession in the city center. The Shiites congregated near the Katsina Road roundabout, along Ahmadu Bello Way, before Police intervention was initiated to scatter the gathering. The situation instilled panic and apprehension among residents, particularly those with businesses along Ahmadu Bello Way, prompting many to shut their shops to avoid getting caught up in the commotion.…

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2015 Zaria massacre: Islamic movement seeks justice for victims

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Eight years after, the Shiite Islamic movement, under the leadership of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, has called for the prosecution of the executors of the 2015 massacre in Zaria, Kaduna State. A member of the Islamic Movement Prof. Dauda Nalado, disclosed at the press briefing in Abuja, to commemorate the eight years of the Zaria massacre, extended the Movement’s appreciation to those who stood by them during their hard time. He noted that silence or applause on the Zaria massacre would encourage such ‘atrocities’ in other places. Nalado said: “As you…

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Kaduna: 3 reportedly die as police disperse Shi’ites pro-Palestine protesters

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Members of the Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky-led Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shi’ites, yesterday, clashed with men of the Nigeria Police when they staged a pro-Palestine protest in Kaduna. According to reports, the IMN members, who came out to declare their unalloyed support for the ‘oppressed’ people of Palestine, started their protest from the premises of the Kaduna State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), marched through Muhammadu Buhari Way to the office of the National Human Rights Commission to submit their protest letter. It was…

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Kaduna: One killed, many injured as Police, Shiites clash

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No fewer than nine persons have reportedly sustained injuries after members of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, (IMN), otherwise known as Shi’ites, clashed with police operatives in Kaduna State. It was learnt that the chaotic situation started when the Shi’ites storm major streets in the capital city on Friday for a procession to mark the annual Quds day. The event is usually marked with a procession on the last Friday of Ramadan to protest against the Israeli occupation of Palestine. According to reports, security operatives stationed along major roads…

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Shi’ites drag FG, Army before ICC over alleged killing of its 50 members in Abuja

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The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, (IMN), otherwise known as Shi’ites, has threatened to drag the Federal Government and the Nigerian Army before the International Criminal Court, (ICC), for the alleged killing of 50 of its members in Abuja in 2018. The IMN, in a statement issued and signed by Abdullahi Musa on behalf of the Academic Forum of the Islamic movement, said they had compiled the details of the killings and had petitioned human rights organisations and also in the move to file the case at the ICC. “We would…

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Shiite petitions EU, UN over FG’s refusal to release El-Zakzaky, wife’s travel documents

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The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, (IMN), otherwise known as ‘Shiites’, has expressed its concern over the refusal of the Federal Government to release the travelling documents of its leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zenaat, to travel abroad for medical treatment. The group, who made this known yesterday, said despite the judgment of a Kaduna State High Court which discharged and acquitted them the couple have been denied access to travel. The IMN spokesperson, Abdullahi Muhammad, stated this in a petition to the United Nations, European Union, Amnesty International,…

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