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By Charles Igbinidu The struggle for the release of their leader, Ibrahim Zakzaky who has been detained since December 2015 has in recent times led to many protests especially in Abuja by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) who belong to the Shia sect.

A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving with Channels Television, Precious Owolabi, is dead.

Protesting members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have shot dead a senior police officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Umar, who was in charge of Operations at the Federal Capital Territory Police Command.

Pandemonium broke out on Tuesday in the lobby of the National Assembly after Shi’ite protesters shot at least four policemen attached to the complex.

The European Union (EU) Heads of Mission has called for the immediate release of the leader of the Shiite group, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky from detention.

On Friday October 7, 2016 the Kaduna state Governor, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufa’i issued out an order declaring the Islamic Movement in Nigeria as an unlawful society, with even a penalty of seven years in jail on its members.

The Kaduna State Government has declared Shiite group, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria as an illegal society.