Nigerians living in the US under the banner of the Movement of the People of Nigeria on Monday
held a protest against the non-prosecution of IMN Leader, Mr Ibraheem
El-Zakyzaky at the United Nations Building and Nigeria House in New York
City.
Addressing the protest, Cosmas Collins,
the US Cordinator of the group said the Nigerian government is making a
mistake by not prosecuting members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria
(IMN) for their acts of violence against the state and against citizens
of Nigeria.
He said it is important the world
is able to reassure the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
that they have the world's support for nipping the growing terror of IMN
in the bud.
According to him, a clear message
must be sent to the government that the firmness with which it deals
with the IMN threat is a matter global interest as any fallout from
delay in dealing with the threat posed by the group will affect the
whole world.
The result of several
investigations that followed the clash between the IMN members and army
last December all want the prosecution of the IMN leader, Mr Ibraheem
El-Zakyzaky and all those that supported him in that insurrection.
He
said, "We are therefore here to demand that the federal government and
the Kaduna state government must do what the reports of NHCR and the
Commission of Inquiry have recommended. Even without the prompting of
the two reports the government should have done the needful by
prosecuting everyone that precipitated that mayhem.
"Failure
to prosecute these people, including El-Zakyzaky is making other groups
think of coming out because it is now believed that it is fashionable
to take on the state without consequences.
"The
government must not also omit to consider bringing charges of
subversion against members of the group for inviting Iranian
intervention in Nigeria's internal affairs.
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