Court orders FG to declare Shiites terrorist organisation

President Muhammadu Buhari 

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered federal government to proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (Shiites).

The judge gave the order following an ex parte application by the Federal Government.

A copy of the ex parte application marked FHC/ ABJ / CS /876 /2019, was filed in the name of the ‘Attorney- General of the Federation.’

Justice Nkeonye Maha issued the order in a ruling in which she also designated the activities of the Shiite organisation in any part of Nigeria “as acts of terrorism and illegality.” Punch reports



The court said, “An order of this honourable court proscribing the existence and activities of the respondent (Islamic Movement in Nigeria) in any part of Nigeria, under whatever form or guise either in groups or as individuals by whatever names they are called.

“An order restraining any person or group of persons from participating in any manner whatsoever in any form of activities involving or concerning the prosecution of the collective intention or otherwise of the respondent (Islamic Movement in Nigeria) under any other name or platform howsoever called or described in any part of Nigeria.

“An order directing the applicant (the AGF) to publish the order proscribing the respondent (Islamic Movement in Nigeria) in the official gazette and two national dailies.”