Nigerian court charges nearly 200 members of Islamic Movement with public disorder
February 17, 2016
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191 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) with possession of weapons and causing public disorder
A court in Nigeria has charged 191 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) with possession of weapons and causing public disorder.
According to reports, Nigerian prosecutors on Wednesday charged 191 members of the group with the possession of firearms and creating public disturbance and incitement. All the suspects pleaded not guilty.
The court hearing was held inside the central prison of the northern city of Kaduna, where suspects have been raised for security reasons.
According to the defense lawyer, Husseini Ibrahim, and prosecution lawyer Dari Bayero, the suspects, except for four underage ones, would remain in custody until the next hearing, scheduled to be held on March 29.
On December 12 of last year, Nigerian soldiers attacked Muslims attending a ceremony at a religious center in Zaria, accusing them of blocking the convoy of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai and attempting to assassinate him. The Islamic Movement has firmly denied the allegation.
