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July 29, 2019
The Federal Government is set to commence theimplementation of Friday’s court order proscribing the Islamic Movement inNigeria, popularly known as Shiites, by publishing the order in the OfficialGazette by tomorrow Monday.
Top officials of the Federal Ministry of Justice,who pleaded not to be named because they were not authorised to speak on thematter, confirmed this to newsmen.
The publication of the order in the Official Gazetteis part of Friday’s ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja, designating theShiites movement as a terrorist group and proscribing it.
Justice Nkeonye Maha also ordered the government topublish the order in two national newspapers.
The Federal Government’s Printing Press, whichpublishes the Official Gazette, is based in Lagos.
The Federal Government obtained the ex parte orderon yesterday Friday, about three days after a bloody clash between members ofthe Shi’ites group and the police in Abuja.