{"id":13421,"date":"2019-07-28T14:51:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T14:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=13421"},"modified":"2019-07-28T14:51:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T14:51:34","slug":"shiites-react-to-fgs-move-to-proscribe-imn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/shiites-react-to-fgs-move-to-proscribe-imn","title":{"rendered":"Shiites react to FG\u2019s move to proscribe IMN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has said that it is absurd for the Federal Government to proscribe the group.<\/p>\n<p>IMN, popularly known as Shiites, declared its position through their spokesman, Ibrahim Musa.<\/p>\n<p>According to Musa, leading members and lawyers are currently studying the court order.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Government had obtained an order from the Federal High Court in Abuja, proscribing the movement after series of protests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs regards the court orders proscribing the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, for now, the movement hasn\u2019t reached a decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe leading members and lawyers are studying the court order and very soon, they will issue a way out for the movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we believe we are the victims of all that has been happening so it is very unfortunate that a group that has not retaliated, all the killings it has suffered under the President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s administration, it will now be accused of being a terrorist group,\u201d Musa told Channels TV.<\/p>\n<p>He also insisted that the group and its members, despite the attack on them, have not killed anybody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave you ever seen a terrorist group that one-third of its members have been killed and they haven\u2019t killed anybody?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it is absurd we believe, for the Federal Government to take this step of proscribing the IMN,\u201d Musa added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has said that it is absurd for the Federal Government to proscribe the group. 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