{"id":15972,"date":"2019-02-11T03:45:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T03:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=15972"},"modified":"2019-02-11T03:45:01","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T03:45:01","slug":"nigerian-army-plotting-to-kill-sheikh-zakzaky-imn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/nigerian-army-plotting-to-kill-sheikh-zakzaky-imn\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian army plotting to kill Sheikh Zakzaky: IMN"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) says the country\u2019s army is plotting to kill incarcerated top Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky in a \u201cstaged\u201d shootout.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement on Wednesday, the IMN exposed a plan by the security agencies in Nigeria to kill Sheikh Zakzaky while in his detention facility.<\/p>\n

The plot to kill the top cleric emanated from an exposed letter \u2013 titled \u2018Plans by Islamic Movement in Nigeria to raid selected detention facilities in the country during the 2019 general election\u2019 \u2013 sent to the office of the Inspector General of Police from the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA).<\/p>\n

The IMN statement, signed by S. I. Shuaib on behalf of the Academic Forum of the IMN, said \u201con January 25, 2019, the office of National Security Adviser, wrote a letter to the Inspector General of Police, telling him some concocted lies that the Islamic Movement is planning to attack some selected detention facilities in the country during the 2019 general election.\u201d<\/p>\n

The IMN said in its statement that the army wants to stage the attacks via a fake Shia Muslim group against\u00a0some detention centers including where they are keeping the prime target, Sheikh Zakzaky.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat will give them the chance to frame a story that Shias attempted to forcefully free Sheikh Zakzaky and others, so there was an exchange of fire, and as a\u00a0result they shot their leader,\u201d the statement said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The IMN stressed that it has always abided by law and will continue to do so.<\/p>\n

The movement will only follow legal ways to secure Zakzaky\u2019s release, it added.<\/p>\n

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