What do Shi’ites really want?
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria , a group of the Shi’ite Islamic sect, was almost unknown in Nigeria until the 80s when a First Class graduate, Ibraheem Zakzaky, introduced it. The movement gained large followers among those disenchanted with the political and religious establishments in Nigeria.
At a time, the control of Kaduna State—the base of the Shi’ites leader — was almost slipping away from the hands of the authority; the then Military Administrator of Kaduna State and present Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service, Col. Hammed Ali, had to wield the big stick. Unlike other Islamic sects, the IMN Shi’ites had always had one reason or the other to mobilise processions involving thousands of its members, including women and children, by usually trekking from one city to the other.
Road blockade has been the genesis of the sect’s problem with the security agents in the last few years. Before the 2015 encounter with the Chief of Army Staff’s convoy, the Shi’ites had clashed with soldiers around PZ area of Zaria, when movement on a procession to celebrate Quds day, as well as demonstrating against military operations in Gaza by the Israeli forces, denied an Army Commander right of way. The incident left 35 persons dead, including three biological sons of Sheikh El-Zakzaky.
“Because IMN doesn’t recognise Nigerian laws, they are not registered with CAC, so they cannot be sued or held responsible. They build anywhere they want without approval. They don’t even bother to acquire title to land. If you put all these facts together, IMN looks like an insurgency waiting to happen.
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