The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as the Shi’ia sect, has denied the allegations by the Department of State Service (DSS) that the leadership of the group is planning a massive violent protest with the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the country.
Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, Abdullahi Musa, Secretary of the Academic Forum of the movement, said the allegation is “malicious and unfounded, and aimed at maligning the sect with a view to painting it in bad light”.
He said the movement managed to get a copy of the memo dated January 1, 2019, from the DSS entitled: ‘Planned Massive Violent Protests By the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN)’ and addressed to the head of operations of all security agencies in the country.
The letter read: “Intelligence availed this service revealed plans by the leadership of IMN to mobilise its membership in large numbers for a massive protest and other hostile activities, including the use of explosives and firearms in the days ahead. It was gathered that the group intends to besiege some major Northern cities and towns in Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the planned attack.
“The planned attack is to be carried out in league with members
