₦airaland Forum

Levant:
GOVERNMENT OUTLAWED CRIMINALITY OF IMN, NOT FREEDOM OF WORSHIP -- PRESIDENCY

Presidency says proscription of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has nothing to do with banning the larger numbers of peaceful and law abiding Shiites in the country from practicing their religion, instead it was to discourage wanton violence, murder and willful destruction of public and private property.

The Presidency explains that contrary to the claim by IMN that it had been banned from practicing its religion, President Buhari's administration has not banned Shiites from observing their five daily prayers and going to Mecca to perform the Holy pilgrimage.

Their position is blatantly false and deceptive.

The IMN is deliberately changing the narrative in order to gain sympathy and divert the attention of the world from its terrorist activities, including attacking soldiers, killing policemen and a youth corps member, destroying government ambulances and public property, consistently defying authority of the state.

The Presidency notes that the banned organization was taken over by extremists who didn't believe in peaceful protests and instead employed violence and arson, driving fear and undermining the rights of others and constituted authority.

The Presidency agrees that the constitution protects freedom of worship, but not to the detriment of the society, especially where such freedom harms others, and breaks law and order.

The Presidency insists that such criminal behavior and disregard for rights of others and human life will not be tolerated by any responsible government, explaining that everywhere in the world protesters operate within legal boundaries and conduct themselves peacefully without molesting others, or engaging in murder and killing of security personnel or destroying public and private property.

The Presidency regrets that despite all efforts by the government and other well-meaning Nigerians to make the IMN militants to see reason and abandon violence, such appeals fell on deaf ears as they killed, maimed and destroyed willfully, constituting daily nuisance to workers, commuters and other innocent citizens.

Having defied appeals to operate peacefully, and given their seeming determination to destabilize the country, the government had to act before the situation goes out of control, after admonishing many times over that people should not use religion to perpetuate lawlessness.

"We are fighting lawlessness and criminality and not pursuing a policy of discrimination against any group,” the Presidency stressed. “You cannot be in court while at the same time engaging in violent protests, molesting people and inflicting pains on others, which includes taking innocent lives.''

Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media & Publicity)
July 28, 2019


Lalasticlala

You are guys are very stvpid

Esther is very stvpid. She has become a shadow of herself since yesterday. Did she come to find boyfriend or win the money?

idesylvester:
People still dey watch BBN ni?

No. It's an immoral show

The truth is Tacha thinks she knows everything about Big Brother. Tacha also understands she there to play games and win the money. I still love her for being herself.

Tacha messed up when she said she doesn't watch BBNaija. That's too dumb because she's also starring in it.

Ok

When Buhari was releasing BHTs in droves, we asked him and Buratai to explain what "Repentant Boko Haram" members meant.

Instead they call us wailers. Even people here on Nairaland claimed to be more Nigerian than us. They curses us and said we are enemy of progress.

They forgot that ideology never dies. Now, look at how they are killing soldiers and innocent citizens?

Northerners brought this upon themselves.

Why do people continue to make this same mistake?

The only solution to fulani herdsmen menace is not protests. Once you protest, they consider that community as weak.


Match every assault with a greater assault. Match one bullet shot with ten bullets. Match every life killed with ten lives. That way they will remain in your community.

We are patiently waiting for them in our communities. They should bring it on. Onye gba oso Mpa ya

How can someone say even if they put bomb on Wamcozy head, he will still not blow.

Skyfornia:
Naijaloaded used to be very hot back in the days...nairaland still dey baff naked then.

Seun go soon ban you

GeniusWannabe:
And how is that a good thing?

Be your brother's keeper

stephenduru:
A Kenyan pastor invited a man that looks like Jesus Christ to visit and preach in her church at Karibuni hapa WRC HQ.The man also visited the pastor's family after preaching in the church.Rozzy Njeri said she thanked God for the favour after the man visited her family

cc; Lalasticlala,mynd44

Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2019/07/kenyan-pastor-invites-to-preach-in-her.html

Wait ooo. Who told them that's how Jesus looked?

That's one good thing I like about Nigerians. We can insult ourselves, but will never allow non Nigerians insult us.



How can someone say Kenyans use Kiwi show polish as lubricant for s*x?

She will soon buy benz.

erico2k2:
iNSURANCE WORK UNLESS YOU PAY n5K A YEAR WHICH IS A SCAM BY THE WAY

The 5k is just to pass police checkpoints nah. Sometimes I do comprehensive insurance, but it depends on the vehicle

Fam, you see that 2nd and 5th points, please do not try it at home.

It's better to settle amicably with the other party. Once you involve FRSC or Police, the amount you will spend will triple with about two-third of the amountgoing into their pockets.

Insurance companies do not work in Nigeria. They will always look for something to blame you.

May God deliver us from accidents in Jesus Name. Amen.

janey1984:
It Don happen
I pray thy see what they are asking for.
I only pity innocent fellows that would be unfortunate to be caught by cross fire.
Nigeria can proudly host as headquarters to 4 of the most deadliest terrorist group in the world.
1.Book Haram
2.ISWA
3.FULANI HERDSMEN
4.IMN

ITS A GOALLL

Buhari is really not aware of the happenings in the country

I keep saying it, this is not the solution. You can't have typhoid fever and be taking paracetamol to ease pains.

We need to a permanent solution and not a palliative measure

Skelewu:
The despotic mofo wanted to die in office. It's hard to believe that Zimbabweans put up with this walking corpse for years.

He now looks like a scarecrow.

Are we not putting up with one in Nigeria currently?

Bragalane:
When will this foolish man do a video of all the estate of former n present PDP governors wives n relatives ? I am a living witness there is no former PDP governors wives that do not own more than 3 of such estate. Patience Ebele estate is nearly an entire LGA in Abuja n Bayelsa.

Allison Madukwe built twin tower bigger than Trump Towers in Banana Island but I guess that is not greed according cursed & foolish PDP sycophants

All dogs dey chop sh*t but na the one wey we see sh*t for him mouth we dey call "sh*t eater"

Of what use is this Senate screening, since we know none of them will be rejected. It's a matter of "carry-go" we dey your back.

Well done, Mr. Project. Ideally, this should be for protection of lives and property.

But we all know how our security personnel work. Wike has just empowered them to continue the assault on Innocent civilians.

I asked what if Boko Haram is playing mind games with us. You all started saying I'm not serious.

See I'm trained to always hear from the two sides of any issue before takng a stand.

Leah Sharibu will come back alive, but FG will pay a huge sum for her. Terrorist usually do not kill an important captive. They use them to make more money

And the good thing with Japan is they do not have natural resources but human resources

Imoh555:
I will have 2 of these cars before the end of 2020

How many pants do you intend to sell?

Despirado121:
Rebbeca Sharibu, mother of the abducted Dapchi secondary schoolgirl Leah Sharibu, has said that she is still hopeful that her daughter would return alive.

Grace Taku, an aid worker kidnapped in Borno State on July 18, had claimed in a video released by the insurgents on Wednesday that Leah had been killed.

According to Grace, who works with Action Against Hunger, Leah and some other people were killed because of the inability of the Federal Government to save them, Igbere TV reports.

“I am begging on behalf of all of us. I don’t want such to happen to us and it also happened again with Leah and Alice, because Nigeria could not do anything about them, they were not released they were also killed,” the woman said in the video.

Mrs Sharibu, according to report, said though she had not seen the video, she was optimistic that her daughter would return home alive.

“No matter how long it takes, my hope is still alive that my daughter will come back alive from Boko Haram. I still look forward to that day and I am confident that she will return,” she said.

She also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue her daughter, saying she was bothered by the recent silence over her daughter’s case.

“I also want to still appeal to the people that are holding my daughter to please have mercy on her and release her without any condition. She does not know anything. What has she done to deserve what she is going through?” she said.

Source; http://igberetvnews.com/847399/mother-of-leah-sharibu-speaks-after-death-report-says-im-hopeful-she-will-return-alive/

I said it here yesterday that these Boko Haram guys could be playing mind games. Well, I will wait for the news to be confirmed.

Na all these backyard awards like Headies him go Sabi get nah. Liberia is a stvpid country too.


No right thinking person will give Buhari an award, seeing all the mess up he is dropping.

What is wrong with people? Marriage is all about maturity.

I am not an advocate of divorce, but please if your marriage is on the verge of killing you. Run! Run as fast as your legs can carry you.

Mummymahdi:
Yes.

Why didn't you remain single like her nah

badboywizzy:
The senate should enact a law instructing South African companies here to pay in billions for any xenophobic attacks on Nigerians. This will help to prevent or reduce future occurrences.

I suggested this to someone as a solution to the xenophobic attacks

nototribalist:
This country pant don enter the wrong hand

I always laugh when I see comments like this

You were not stvpid. Most of us passed through that embarrassment in the hands of street/class girls.

KingWarri:
No.... But I do listen to his teachings....

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