Some residents of Zaria, Kaduna State, and neighbours of the leader of the Shi’ite sect, Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, yesterday launched a campaign to get the group banned.

Citing alleged hardship caused them by members of the sect over the last 20 years, the Zaria residents said they have had enough.

Their spokesperson,  Alhaji Idris Mohammed Baba, told reporters in Kaduna that Shi’ite members routinely hold  people in Zaria and Sabon Gari local government areas of the state hostage  and tend to run  a parallel government in the country.

They claimed that last May, the sect declared 24 youths persona non grata for challenging their activities in Gyellesu community where Zakzaky resides.

According to him, “My experience with Shiite followers is disastrous and terrible. At a point Shi’ite boys threatened to kill me. We are happy over the military action against Shi’ites movement in Zaria because we have fresh air now blowing in our areas.”



He added, “As a community, we wrote letters to the government  about the  activities of Shi’ites but no single action was taken. We no longer report Shi’ites to police because they will never honour police or security invitation.

“These Shi’ites are an authority unto themselves; they don’t respect the authorities, the  security agencies and so on.

“We are Muslims but we discovered that   Shi’ites activities are contrary to Islam. They carry dangerous weapons and openly molest innocent people in our areas. Human rights groups should also look into our pains by the   sect members.”

Also speaking, another resident, Alhaji Saidu Garba, said  the activities of  the sect have crippled the once booming economy of the area.

He said: “After  El-Zakzaky was released from detention in 1999,he came and settled in Gyallesu. Since then there is no peace in our area. We thank Allah for touching the heart of government and the military for liberating us from Shi’ites untold hardship.”

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The north is full of derailed humans,sorry for that but it is d truth...and islam?i av nothing to say abt that, Even muslims knw there is probs

If that decision will bring about peace, then let it be made possible!

Leader of the Shi’ite sect, Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his family should be relocated to Ihejirika's village in the SE.