The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has alleged that there is a plan to kill its leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky who is in detention.

El-Zakzaky has been in custody since December 2015, alongside his wife.

In a statement on Wednesday, IMN said
a “reliable source” also informed it that members of the sect will also be attacked in several cities of Northern Nigeria.

“According to the evil scheme, the operation against IMN will start immediately after a crucial and highly important national announcement is made in the next coming days or possibly weeks.

“Those who hatched the plan hope to cash on the political uncertainty they hope the national announcement will generate to finish off their genocidal plans they started years back that culminated in the December 2015 attacks.

“By carrying out their evil plan of killing our leader and spilling the blood of innocent civilians, they hope to exterminate the Movement once and for all,” IMN spokesperson, Ibrahim Musa said on Wednesday.

The group called on international community to intervene and stop the alleged plan to massacre its members.

“We will like to call on the international community to prevail upon the Federal Government to call its security agents to order, who it seems are still not satisfied with the over a thousand souls they massacred in Zaria in December, 2015.

“Assassination of our leader Sheikh Zakzaky and the murder of members of IMN, will in no way benefit Nigeria and Nigerians. We therefore urge them to urgently terminate this genocidal scheme,” the statement said.

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