The Islamic Movement in Nigeria
(IMN) has announced a temporary suspension of its street protests.
Ibrahim Musa, president of the
media forum of IMN, made this known in a statement on Wednesday.
The federal government had
officially proscribed the activities of the group after a federal high court
declared it a terrorist organisation.
Musa explained that the decision
to suspend its protest was as a result of “some new openings into the
resolution of the problems” involving the proscription of its activities.
He said the group took the
decision out of respect for some eminent people and groups “whose input in the
resolution appears genuine”.
He added that should a protest by
members of the IMN occur anywhere in the country, it might be due to the
misunderstanding of its message or some sort of mischief by security agents
whom he accused of being behind attempts to smear the image of IMN.
“The Islamic Movement in Nigeria
do hereby announce to the general public and the international community that
it has temporarily suspended its Free Zakzaky street protests to allow for some
new openings into the resolution of the problems, especially the court case
instituted by our lawyers on the proscription order made by the federal
government this week,” he said.
“It has taken this step in good
faith out of respect for some eminent people and groups, whose input in the
resolution of the problems appears genuine and we sincerely hope an amicable
way could be found to solve the crises surrounding the illegal detention of our
leader for almost four years now.
“If at all any protests occur
anywhere in the country, it might be this notice hasn’t reach those in the
field or this message is misunderstood or it is some security agents who are
mischievously behind it as they have been doing in an attempt to smear our
image and be seen as unruly people rather than as victims of savage oppression
since 2015.
“The Islamic Movement wishes to
thank both national and international civil rights activists and organizations
who have been busy demanding the protection of our fundamental human rights as
enshrined in the constitution.
“We also thank the press, both
national and international, and the social media activists for the full
coverage of our activities throughout the struggle for justice.
“We are committed to exploring
the new openings we have seen in resolving this protracted issue. We therefore
reiterate our demand that our leader, his wife and several others in detention
be given their freedom denied to them since 2015.”
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