by Dolapo Adelana Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky is set to be handed over to the government of Kaduna by the Federal government. According to Daily Trust, the decision followed the the recent signing of papers authorizing this by the Attorney General of the federation (AGF), Malami Abubakar. According to sources, the... Read More

Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, IMN, Kaduna Government, release, transfer

December 16, 2016

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Peregrino Brimah: El-rufai charges Buhari to punish soldiers involved in #ZariaMassacre

by Peregrino Brimah A year after the Zaria Massacre that saw hundreds of Muslims killed in a military action against protesting youth, the Kaduna state government led by Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has charged the Buhari government to punish the soldiers implicated in the massacre. During the days of December 12th to 14th of 2015, a military response... Read More

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Buhari, el rufai, ICC Investigating, IMN, Peregrino Brimah, Zakzaky, Zaria Massacre

December 5, 2016

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JUST IN: Kaduna govt officially labels Shi’ites an insurgency group

The Kaduna State Government has officially called the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shi’ites an insurgency group. The government said this in a White Paper released on Monday. The government also said the group’s leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky will be held responsible for all acts carried out by the group’s members. “For all intent and... Read More

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Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, IMN, Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Kaduna govt, Shi'ites

August 2, 2016

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories to monitor today 1. Panel recommends prosecution of soldiers involved in Shi’ite – Army clash The panel setup to investigate the violent clash between the Nigerian army and Shi’ite Muslims has recommended that soldiers involved in the face-off should be prosecuted. 2. Dislodged Arepo militants fleeing to riverine areas in Ondo... Read More

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Arepo, army, custom, FG, IMN, Militants, poultry, Shiite

April 7, 2016

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‘Shiite attack more violent than Liberian, Sierra-Leone wars’ – Army official

The judicial Commission of Inquiry (JCI), instituted by the Kaduna State government to investigate the bloody face-off between the Nigerian Army and the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites, had it’s first sitting on Wednesday. The commission began its inquiry without a representative of the IMN. In the past,... Read More

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December 17, 2015

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Islamic Movement in Nigeria put out video of Zaria clash with Army (WATCH)

The Ibrahim El-Zakzaky led Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has released on its website its incomplete version of the events of Saturday, December 12, when the Nigerian Army clashed with the Shiite Muslim sect. The video was released shortly after the Nigerian Army released a video where the sect’s members were being begged to clear... Read More

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