Tag: persecution

Religious Intolerance: US Places Nigeria On Special Watch List

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The United States government has placed Nigeria on the special watch list of states that had engaged in or tolerated the severe violation of religious freedom. This was made known to the public by the US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo in a statement in Washington on Friday. This followed the release of the 2018 report of the United States Commission for International Religious Freedom, which recommended Nigeria’s designation as a country of particular concern. The report noted that the Federal and State governments in Nigeria have continued to suppress…

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We Are Vehemently Opposed To Subjecting Sheikh Zakzaky To Further Hardships In Whatever Guise

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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria condemns the wicked antics adopted today in court by the Kaduna state government through their prosecuting counsels aimed at humiliating our leader, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, and subjecting him to further hardships. These mischievous moves by the Elrufai government were equally meant to ridicule the formidable legal team of the Sheikh, who had consistently defeated the government’s team in all cases thus far, including securing a landmark favourable judgement ordering the immediate release of the ailing Sheikh and his wife, both of whom the government is…

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Govt Set To Destabilize The Legal Team Of The Islamic Movt As Successive Victories In Courts Frighten Them

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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has recorded a formidable number of victories in various courts across the country since the Federal Governments’ persecution of its members began four years ago with the infamous genocide in Zaria by the murderous Buhari Army. While the Buhari government’s main strategy was to use its might and its monopoly of violence through its Army and police to inflict a maximal lethal blow on the leadership and membership of the Islamic Movement, the later’s main focus was hinged on the dual approach of civil protests…

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Third Year Anniversary Of The Landmark Judgment By JUSTICE G.O. KOLAWOLE Setting Sheikh Zakzaky, Wife Free

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Today, December 2, marks the third anniversary of that historic judgment by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, then of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on the enforcement of the Fundamental Rights of the illegally detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah Ibrahim. To mark the day, we present to you the full text of that historic judgment: IN THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA IN THE ABUJA JUDICIAL DIVISION HOLDEN AT ABUJA ON FRIDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER, 2016 BEFORE…

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Sheikh Zakzaky To Return To Court December 5

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A date has been fixed for the return to court of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and his wife for continuation of their case. Thursday December 5 is the new date. This is the first time since the botched assassination attempt of the ailing Sheikh in India by operatives of the NIA that the Sheikh will be appearing in court. It will be recalled that a Kaduna high court had granted Sheikh Zakzaky a leave to seek medical attention in India. That opportunity however was used by the Nigerian government to make…

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Video: Chief Imam Of National Mosque Spills The Beans About Saudi-Aided Nigerian Govt War Against Shi’ites

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The Chief Imam of the National mosque in Abuja, Professor Ibrahim Ahmed Maqari has divulged, for the first time, that the Saudi Arabian government has a pact with the Nigerian counterpart being led by Muhammadu Buhari to wage a war against Shi’ah and Sufi Islam. This is in agreement with a similar disclosure last year April, when the Saudi Crown Prince told the American Times magazine that they were responsible for the Nigerian government’s attack on the Islamic Movement in Nigeria and the continued detention of its leader, Sheikh Ibrahim…

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Sheikh Zakzaky’s Illegal Detention: DSS statement is Reckless, Misleading – Islamic Movt

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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has reacted angrily to a statement credited to the Department of State Security (DSS) that its leader, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, is being detained based on his choice, describing the DSS statement as both reckless and misleading. In a press statement made available to the press this afternoon, the President of the Media Forum of the Islamic Movement, Malam Ibrahim Musa, described the DSS position as an act of mischief and deliberate blackmail. Read below the full text of the press statement by the Islamic Movement:…

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Buhari, Bin Salman Agree To Covertly Partner Against Islamic Movement, Sheikh Zakzaky

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President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Riyadh accepted an invitation from the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, for the establishment of Nigeria- Saudi Council to covertly fight Islamic Movement and the Shi’ah in the name of promoting investments and enhancing relations between both countries. The decision was the highpoint of a secret bilateral meeting between the Nigerian leader and the Crown Prince, which took place on the margins of the so-called Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference, Garba Shehu, Buhari’s spokesman said in a statement Thursday from Riyadh. The meeting was…

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Amnesty Says It Has Evidence Nigerian Govt Shot, Killed Shi’ites Using Automatic Firearms

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International human rights organisation, Amnesty International, says it has evidence the Nigerian Government used automatic firearms on unarmed protesters leading to at least 39 deaths. AI in a series of tweets on Tuesday the organisation, said the failure of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to investigate the Zaria and Abuja massacre of Shiites from 2015 – 2018, continues to fuel gross human rights violations of the Islamic sect. It reads, “Amnesty International has evidence that Nigerian military used automatic firearms during IMN protests a year ago in which at least…

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Kaduna High Court To Deliver Judgement Wednesday After 3 Years In Case Of Alleged Membership Of “Unlawful Society”

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The Kaduna State High Court presided by Justice Nyoms has fixed tomorrow, Wednesday 11 October 2019 for delivering judgment in the case involving 9 people arrested exactly three years ago on their road to attend the Islamic Religious rite of Ashura mourning session in Kaduna and accused of being members of the Islamic Movement. Six of these are still in Kaduna Prison, including Mal. Ahmad Abubakar, Mal. Mansur Ahmad Karofi, Mal. Hasan Muhammad, Mal. Bilal Abubakar, Mal. Abubakar Sale Mustapha and Mal. Usman Sale Mustapha. Three others, including two women,…

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