Freeze Shi’ites’ bank accounts, Group tells FG

The Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism has called on the Federal Government to freeze all bank accounts operated by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shi’ites.

In a statement by its Secretary-General, Daniel Obaje, the group said the ban on Shi’ites should be taken a step further “by ordering the immediate freezing of the bank accounts illegally operated by IMN.”

According to the group, an organisation which has been declared illegal should not be allowed to own a bank account.

“Further directives must be issued to security agencies, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission being in the lead of unravelling how much foreign funds come to the IMN and if it has a link with international terror financing.

“We appeal to the judiciary not to overlook national interest in entertaining suits that IMN sympathisers would institute in their bid to overturn this ban,” he stated.

Recall that the Kaduna State government had last week declared the group illegal.

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