Sheikh Ahmed Gumi an Islamic clerk says the Shi'ite sect have been running a parallel government and have also been conducting military training for its members(military? Chai hope this is not another bokoharam) He said, “The Shiites have been embarking on military training and producing cadets and soldiers.
“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.”
The cleric recalled that the late President Umaru Yar’Adua told him of the massive importation of weapons to different parts of the country and made mentioned of Iran as supplying arms to the El-Zakzaky-led movement.
Gumi maintained that he had last year written a letter, warning about the danger of blocking highways by the Shi’ite sect “where his (El-Zakzaky) followers travelled on foot from all over the country to Zaria.”
He added that the blockage of roads as allegedly done by the Shi’ites “is an abomination in Islam.”
While warning that the North would continue to be under-developed if the Shi’ite and Boko Haram groups were not eradicated, Gumi said, “The strife and unnecessary blocking of roads and shouting slogans on the way increases the tension in the North.”
The cleric noted that the bloody clash between the Army and the Shi’ites was a divine intervention to prevent the recurrence of “another Boko Haram.”
Meanwhile, some members of the Shi’ite Islamic group were arraigned at the Chief Magistrate’s Court 1, Kaduna, on Tuesday, where they were charged with criminal conspiracy and inciting public disturbances.
It was learnt that they had been remanded in prison.
The Shi’ites clashed with troops in the convoy of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, two weeks ago, where about 62 persons reportedly lost their lives.
Their leader, El-Zakzaky was subsequently taken into custody by the Army before he was released to the police for investigation.
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