Zaria: Shi’ite Leader Reacts To Allegations Of Human Rights Abuse & Impunity

Abdulmumi Giwa, one of the leaders of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, has reacted to allegations of human rights abuse levelled against their members by residents of Zaria, Kaduna state.

Speaking in an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday, December 29, Giwa stressed that the allegation made by the Gyullesu elders was a propaganda sponsored by the government.

According to the Shi’ite leader, the government is using false claims to justify the killings of innocent members of the sect and to distract the public attention from the recent incident in Zaria.

Giwa said that Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the Shi’ite movement, had lived with residents of Gyallesu community in Zaria happily, despite attempts by security operatives to cause disharmony at various times.

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However, resident of Zaria accused El-Zakzaky of running a parallel government for over 20 years, harassing and intimidating innocent people.

They called on the federal government to ban the Zakzaky-led Islamic movement from their communities as he brought untold hardship on them.

According to the people of the area, the Shi’ite group, if it is allowed to continue to exist, could pose a security threat to the state and the whole nation.

Meanwhile, a renowned Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has also accused El-Zakzaky of running a parallel government in the North for 40 years.

“The Islamic Movement of Nigeria does not recognise the corporate entity of Nigeria. The group is not registered. They operate above the law and they get direct foreign aid,” he said.

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