Kaduna Declares Islamic Crusade Inward Nigeria An Unlawful Society

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Kaduna declares Islamic Movement inward Nigeria an unlawful society

The Kaduna State Government has issued an Order declaring the Islamic Movement inward Nigeria (IMN) an unlawful society. This activeness is taken inward the exercise of the government’s duty to save peace in addition to security inward the state, in addition to to ensure that all persons in addition to organisations are guided yesteryear lawful deport in addition to amongst due allegiance to the Nigerian province in addition to its Constitution. The Kaduna province executive council approved the making of this monastic tell next deliberations at its coming together of Thursday, 06 Oct 2019.

The Order, which has been signed yesteryear the Governor, draws on powers vested yesteryear the Constitution in addition to the laws of Kaduna State. Section 45 (1) of the Constitution categorically vests inward the Governor the powers to stimulate got such measures in addition to actions equally are necessary for the advertisement in addition to protection of:
i. populace safety, populace order, populace morality or populace health; or
ii. the rights in addition to liberty of all persons inward Kaduna State.

Section 97A of the Penal Code (Cap 110, Laws of Kaduna State, 1991) empowers the Governorto declare equally an unlawful guild whatsoever organisation whose activities are unsafe to the security in addition to practiced governance of the state.

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Zaria Clashes of 12-14 Dec 2019 industrial plant life that the IMN is non a registered organisation, that it has a paramilitary fly in addition to that its members create non recognise or honour the laws of the province in addition to the duly constituted authorities that stimulate got the responsibleness to secure in addition to administer the country.

The Declaration Order noted that since the regrettable events inward Zaria which resulted inward the loss of 347 lives, the IMN “has overtly continued amongst unlawful processions, obstacle of populace highways, unauthorized trouble of populace facilities including schools without consider to the rights of other citizens in addition to the populace peace in addition to monastic tell of the State”.
The Order noted that “these acts, if allowed to larn unchecked volition constitute danger to the peace, tranquility, harmonious coexistence in addition to practiced governance of Kaduna State”.

The Declaration Order, which comes into final result on Friday, 7 Oct 2019, provides for the prosecution of persons that may endure inward breach of its provisions nether the laws of Kaduna State:
“Whoever manages, or is a fellow member of the said Society nether whatsoever appellation or mutation amongst the propensity of causing the breakdown of police clit in addition to order, or operates inward a agency unsafe to the practiced governance of the State shall, from get-go of this order, endure prosecuted inward accordance amongst the Laws of Kaduna State.”

Sections 97A in addition to 97B of the Penal Code prescribe a penalization of imprisonment for 7 years or a fine or both for whatsoever mortal convicted for belonging to an unlawful society.

The Kaduna State Government reaffirms its vigorous commitment to upholding the correct of citizens to exercise the religion of their choice. These are rights fully protected yesteryear Sections 38 in addition to forty of the Constitution.

Such rights to liberty of idea in addition to worship must yet endure exercised inward ways that create non infringe on the rights of others, in addition to should non dependent area other people to distress in addition to inconvenience.

Signed

Samuel Aruwan

Special Assistant to the Governor (Media in addition to Publicity)

7th October, 2019
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