Kaduna State governor,
Mallam Nasir el-Rufai yesterday said that the state government only
declared the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) banned and not the Shi’ite.
The spokesman of the
governor, Mr. Samuel Aruwan who spoke to journalists in Kaduna, categorically
stated that Shi’itism “as a religious body is not ban, but we only ban IMN.”
According to the
governor’s spokesman, the action of the government declaring IMN as “unlawful
society” was derived from the judiciary commission of inquiry.
He said, “The action
has nothing to do with Shi’ite.”
The state government
officially released Gazette on Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky’s led Islamic Movement in
Nigeria (IMN) that has been declared unlawful society.
The government
disclosed that it “did not and cannot ban any religion, but it has a duty to
declare unlawful any group that threatens peace and security.”
Samuel Aruwan, said
government upholds religious freedoms and all constitutional rights of every
resident to practice the religion of their choice.
Aruwan noted that it
is fundamental obligation of the government to preserve security and uphold the
rights of all citizens both to practice their faith and not be imperiled or be
distressed by the way others exercise their faith.
Source: Leadership
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