President Buhari is considering to proscribed Islamic movement of Nigeria (IMN) popularly called Shi’ites as a terrorist organization before 24th of July 2019.
Premium Times, report that the proscription, which is likely to come in form of an executive order, is expected to be made public before Wednesday July 24th.
President Buhari converge an emergency meeting with security chiefs at the State House yesterday afternoon after the bloody clash and the report disclosed that they unanimously agree that the Shi’ites group should be declared an illegal organisation in Nigeria.
According to premium time, “This proscription will put an end to the madness of Shiites in Nigeria,” a source in the presidency said
Another source said President Buhari would cite the Terrorism Prevention Act to ban the Shiite movement in Nigeria. The law was introduced under President Goodluck Jonathan to proscribe Boko Haram as a terrorist organisation and intensify the crackdown on its members.”
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