A coalition of civil society organisations under the aegis of Secure Nation-Builders has called on the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shi'ites not to support any presidential candidate or political party with horrible human rights, economic and security records. The coalition stated this in a statement signed by its President, Ameh Allen Christopher, which was made available to journalists on Tuesday. The statement noted that IMN has a solid structure and capacity to change the Nigerian political equation.
Group Urges El-Zakzaky’s Shi'ite Movement Not To Support Political Party With History Of Abuse, Poor Human Rights Records In NigeriaThe statement noted that IMN has a solid structure and capacity to change the Nigerian political equation.
The group recounted how hundreds of Shi’ites were massacred in Zaria in 2015 by the Nigerian army. It, therefore, urged the movement not to support any party with a history of using security agents to carry out extrajudicial killings and violate human rights. "Based on our findings, the leader of the Islamic movement Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky stick to what he believes as the true teachings of Islam, the Sheikh married a Yoruba lady Zeenat Ibraheem.
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