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July 30, 2019
The move by the Federal Government to proscribe theIslamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN has continued to trigger more mixed reactionsacross the country.
Speaking on the issue during Garba Shehu insisted thatthe move was in the right direction.
He likened the recent activities of the Shiite groupto the declaration of war on the Nigerian State, following a series of protestwhich turned violent.
He added that IMN members are killing law enforcementagents, and stopping other citizens from enjoying their own right.
According to the presidential aide, a responsiblegovernment has to do something about the security situation of the citizenry.
He stressed that the government has a responsibilityto protect the right of its people, saying the Presidency was committed todoing just that.
Shehu, however, faulted the claims that the governmenthas failed to go through due process to obtain a proscription order against theIMN.
The President’s spokesman decried that some peoplewere misinterpreting the action taken by the government against the group.