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Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna state has explained that his government only outlawed the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, and did not ban the activities of Shiite muslims in the state.
The IMN is a religious movement affiliated with Shiite muslims. It is headed by El Zakzaky, an outspoken Shia muslim. The group have been involved in several skirmishes with government authorities in the past.
Samuel Arwan, the governor’s spokesman, said the action declaring IMN as an “unlawful society” was derived from the judiciary commission of inquiry and that it has "nothing to do with Shi’ite.”
The Kaduna government disclosed that it “did not and cannot ban any religion, but it has a duty to declare unlawful any group that threatens peace and security.”
“It solemnly declared unlawful a specific group that continues to threaten public order in the state. The IMN was never a registered organization and it refused to conduct itself with full adherence to the laws of this state”
He added that IMN blithely ignored the law and neglected the obligations of civility.
“Other groups in the Shia tradition are active in Nigeria. Like adherents of all other faiths, they are free to practice their creed without injuring the rights of others”
“Kaduna state has suffered and endured too many calamities, triggered by persons and groups that insist on foisting their faith or political preferences on others. It is a hallmark of civilization that every assertion of rights by a citizen is done with full acknowledgement of, and respect for the rights of other citizens”
The IMN is a religious movement affiliated with Shiite muslims. It is headed by El Zakzaky, an outspoken Shia muslim. The group have been involved in several skirmishes with government authorities in the past.
Samuel Arwan, the governor’s spokesman, said the action declaring IMN as an “unlawful society” was derived from the judiciary commission of inquiry and that it has "nothing to do with Shi’ite.”
The Kaduna government disclosed that it “did not and cannot ban any religion, but it has a duty to declare unlawful any group that threatens peace and security.”
“It solemnly declared unlawful a specific group that continues to threaten public order in the state. The IMN was never a registered organization and it refused to conduct itself with full adherence to the laws of this state”
He added that IMN blithely ignored the law and neglected the obligations of civility.
“Other groups in the Shia tradition are active in Nigeria. Like adherents of all other faiths, they are free to practice their creed without injuring the rights of others”
“Kaduna state has suffered and endured too many calamities, triggered by persons and groups that insist on foisting their faith or political preferences on others. It is a hallmark of civilization that every assertion of rights by a citizen is done with full acknowledgement of, and respect for the rights of other citizens”
