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Nigeria: How Our National Assembly Protest Turned Violent - Shiite Spokesperson
Premium Times, 10 July 2019
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has denied being responsible for the face-off that led to the hospitalisation of two police officers at the National Assembly on Tuesday. Read more »
Nigerian Shiites Storm Parliament, Demand El-Zakzaky Release
Supporters of detained Shiite leader Ibrahim El-Zakzaky clashed with the police around the National Assembly building, after they demanded the release of their leader who has been in detention since December 2015.
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Nigeria: Release El-Zakzaky, Reps Tell Federal Govt
Premium Times, 10 July 2019
Members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Nigerian government to release Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, in accordance… Read more »
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Nigeria: Our Stance On El-Zakzaky, Shiites - Senate
Premium Times, 10 July 2019
A member of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Betty Apiafi, said the demands of a Shiite group is beyond the National Assembly. Read more »
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Nigeria: El-Zakzaky, Wife May Die in SSS Custody Soon - Son
Premium Times, 10 July 2019
Mohammed Zakzaky, son of Nigeria's foremost Shi'a preacher Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has raised concerns about the worsening health conditions of his father and mother, saying they had… Read more »
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Nigeria: Shiite Protest Turns Violent in National Assembly
This Day, 9 July 2019
A protest Tuesday by member of the Shiite Islamic group at the National Assembly has turned violent. Read more »
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Nigeria: El-Zakzaky's Followers Wreak Havoc On National Assembly
Leadership, 10 July 2019
Angry members of Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky's Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) yesterday unleashed terror on the National Assembly and some innocent residents of the Federal… Read more »
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Nigeria: Shiites National Assembly Protest - 40 IMN Members Arrested, Two Officers Shot - Police
Premium Times, 9 July 2019
The police on Tuesday said two of its officers were shot by suspected members of the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). Read more »
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Nigeria: Shiite Members Storm National Assembly, Injure Two Policemen
This Day, 9 July 2019
Hundreds of members of the Shiite Islamic religious sect on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly and beat the security network at the first gate in a bid to gain entrance into the… Read more »
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Nigeria: El-Zakzaky, Wife Need Urgent Medical Attention Abroad - Experts
Vanguard, 30 April 2019
A group of medical experts and consultants which conducted health assessments on Nigeria's top Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, have recommended the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Call for Dasuki, El-Zakzaky's Releases, Another Betrayal - Group to CAN
Vanguard, 30 April 2019
The Concerned Christian Forum of Nigeria has faulted the recent call by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for the release of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic… Read more »
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Nigeria: El-Zakzaky - We're Not At Odds With Buhari Govt - Shi'ites
Vanguard, 24 April 2019
Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has said it is not at odds with either the federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari or any other constituted authority in Nigeria in… Read more »
InFocus
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Some Nigerians are shocked when Information Minister Lai Mohammed said that it costs U.S.$9.600 monthly, to feed detained Shiite leader Ibrahim El Zakzaky. The Shiite leader has ... Read more »
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The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife Zeena El-Zakzaky, have been denied bail application by a State High Court in Kaduna. El-Zakzaky has ... Read more »
