LAGOS SEPEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)- The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has said that the move by the police to arrest its leaders and members nationwide was targeted at curtailing their religious freedom and liberty. The group stated that the planned arrest was aimed at preventing its members from conducting their religious mourning obligations, noting the Federal…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has accused leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, of “becoming uncontrollable” in India. The Shi’ites leader is currently in India for medical treatment, based on a court order. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Culture, Grace Gekpe, alleged this in a statement made available…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Indian-based Muslim group, Anjuman e-Haideri, has offered to bear the full medical cost of treating the leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat. El-Zakzaky and his wife were, on Monday, flown out to India where they are expected to undergo treatment for…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, has now departed Nigeria for India where he will be receiving medical treatment. He travelled in company with his wife, Zeenat, and other family members amidst tight security on Monday evening. The IMN leader has been in detention for over two years despite…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of State Services, DSS, yesterday released leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, following the order of Kaduna High Court. The court had ruled that the cleric and his wife be allowed to travel to India for medical attention. Public Relations Officer of DSS,…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Islamic Movement in Nigeria is to challenge the court order obtained by the federal government banning the operations of the organisation, Vanguard has learnt in Kaduna. A senior member of the organisation told Vanguard that a team of legal practitioners is being assembled by the movement for the legal challenge. The…
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, also know as Shiites, has described the application by the ban on the activities of the sect as unconstitutional. The Federal Government had, on Friday, obtained an ex parte order from a Federal High Court in Abuja, banning the activities of the sect. Justice Nkeonye Maha,…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN ) burnt flags of the US and Israel in Abuja on Friday, sparking tension. Chanting songs and waving flags, the IMN members said they were protesting the killings of their members in Palestine. The protest marched from the National Mosque to the Julius…