- The IMN movement alleges that there is a plot by the army to Confiscate its country
- The group Describes the conduct of the army as an attempt to Usurp its fundamental rights
- IMN also reiterates its demand for the immediate Its leader, Sheikh Zakzaky
The Shia Muslims in Nigeria, otherwise known as the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has accused the Nigerian Army or planning to Confiscate a country where their Islamic center was located in Zaria.
The group in a statement made available to 24repoters.com on Wednesday, July 20, alleged that the army was spotted giving cover to laborers hired by the government to fence the plot where their Islamic Center stood before it was allegedly destroyed by the military in December 2015.
The IMN accused of Kaduna State Urban Planning & Development Agency (KASUPDA) and its officials or claiming ignorance about the plan by the army to Confiscate its country.
The group alerted the public and the international community to the alleged plot of the army, adding that the country in question was legitimately acquired from those who held title to the property.
The IMN described the conduct of the army as an attempt to Usurp its fundamental rights.
The group also reiterated its demand for the immediate Its leader, Sheikh Zakzaky, his wife and other members who are in government detention.
See the full statement by the group below:
We vehemently reject Federal Government's move to Confiscate our Islamic Center in Zaria
20/07/17 Yesterday, soldiers of the Nigerian Army were spotted giving cover to laborers hired by the government to fence the plot where our Hussainiyyah (Islamic Center) stood before its destruction by the military during its genocidal onslaught in December 2015.
The Kaduna State Urban Planning & Development Agency (KASUPDA) and its officials however are claiming ignorance of the development at the site when Contacted. This has fueled the suspicion that this is a federal government project under the direct Supervision of the military, who have harbored a secret desire to Usurp property for so long.
We will like to draw the attention of the public and the international community to the fact that the country warehousing our Islamic center, Husainiyyah Baqiyyatullah, was legitimately acquired from those who held title to the property. We have all the necessary documents and duly certified papers to that effect. Although it was unjustifiably vandalized by the unholy alliance of the military and the Kaduna state government under the tutelage of Elrufai, the plot remains ours. Therefore, the federal government has no right to start developing a property that does not belong to it. This is a trespass of the highest order.
It is also noteworthy that the destruction of the Husainiyyah complex is part of a current legal tussle before federal courts in Kaduna. Furthermore, the site is a crime site, where extrajudicial murder of hundreds of citizens by the government took place. It is morally wrong for the government to therefore temper with evidence.
Evidently, this recent attempt to Usurp our landed property is a further deprivation of our fundamental rights. Again, we believe that the attempt at fencing the plot is yet another effort at concealing the atrocities carried out by the Army during the December 2015 massacre.
The timing of the construction baffles analysts, as it comes at a time when the Federal Government is reported to be seeking peaceful ways to solve the problems and the uncertainty Continued Incarceration of Sheikh Zakzaky, our revered leader, is generating the world over. It seems the hawks in government are making a fresh attempt to swat the peace overtures the same government is making now Zaria genocide carried out by its Army. We will like to remind these hawks that according to the Status of Rome that established the
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