Islamic Movement of Nigeria
1 Jul 2019
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites, have threatened to hold President Muhammadu Buhari responsible for the deteriorating health condition of their detained leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah. A statement by the IMN Spokesman, Malam Ibrahim Musa, yesterday, was on the heels of denial of the speculation…
10 Feb 2019
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiites have raised alarm over what it described as a ‘secret plot to kill the leader of the group during the 2019 general elections and then put the blame on its members.’ In a press conference in Abuja, the Academic Forum of the IMN, represented by…
4 Feb 2019
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shiites has written the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar commending him for having a conscience and respect for the nation’s constitution. This followed Atiku’s recent petition to the European Union (EU), United States of America (U.S.A.) and the United Kingdom (UK), in which…
22 Jan 2019
A Nigerian court has ordered the secret police to allow a detained pro-Iranian cleric to see his personal doctors as his health was worsening, his legal team said on Tuesday.
4 Nov 2018
By the last count, over 400 members of Shia Muslim sect, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) have been arrested by the Nigeria Police after three days of deadly protests in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, and in Nasarawa State. While the group is alleging that over 1, 000 of its members were still…
29 Oct 2018
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are worried about the probable outcome of today’s Arbaeen Trek by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (also known as Shiites)...
21 Sep 2018
Heavily armed security personnel yesterday surrounded the federal secretariat and its environs over protest by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites, who were demanding the release of their leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky. The federal secretariat, which has been a beehive of activity for civil servants, became a ghost town as…
15 Aug 2018
Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), popularly called Shiites, have alleged fresh plot to kill its leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky A leader of the group, Abdullahi Musa, disclosed this yesterday. He said: “We received information that the life of El- Zakzaky is in danger, because there are plans by the government to kill him, under the…
11 Jul 2018
The Kaduna Police Command has issued a security alert to residents as the trial of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) (also known as Shiites), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, resumes today at the State High Court.
9 Jun 2018
Protesting Shiites, under the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), yesterday, charged the Federal Government to release their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-zakzaky, and his wife from detention or imprison them all. It was learnt that the group, which reignited the call for the unconditional release of its leader and other members in detention, moved around in a…
1 May 2018
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites have, once again, called for the immediate and unconditional release of its leader, Sheikh El Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah. The group represented by Dr. Dauda Nalado, said at a press briefing in Abuja yesterday that the illegal and continued detention of its…
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