Zakzaky: Face of Iran’s dangerous plan in Africa - The Islamic Movement of Nigeria intends to descend on Abuja to instigate a Khomeinist uprising.
By Daniel Brett
Special to Al Arabiya English Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Just as Nigeria is winning the battle against the ISIS-aligned Boko Haram terrorist organization, it faces an even greater threat from Iran.
The Iranian-financed and trained Shiite movement, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), has pledged a “tragedy of monumental proportions” if the fanatic group’s jailed leader, Sheikh Zakzaky, continues to remain in custody.
This week, the radical Shiite movement, estimated at over four million, intends to descend on Abuja to instigate a Khomeinist uprising. It claims it will be peaceful, but the Iranian-backed group resorts to violent confrontation with non-Shiite residents to assert control over the streets. Many fear bloody chaos as Shiite radicals pledge to “storm” the capital.
Imposing ‘Khomeinism’ on Nigeria
Zakzaky has been held in custody since December 2015 following clashes between the army and IMN’s armed Shiite thugs, who blocked and attacked a convoy carrying an army chief. Sunnis living in IMN’s stronghold areas accuse the group of running a parallel government that uses extortion and terror.
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Probably more in details than we are interested in; maybe enough to take note on a superficial scale. Iran in Africa, okay, got it.
