Kaduna Declares Islamic Crusade Inwards 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 activity is taken inward the exercise of the government’s duty to save peace as well as security inward the state, as well as to ensure that all persons as well as organisations are guided past times lawful acquit as well as alongside due allegiance to the Nigerian province as well as its Constitution. The Kaduna province executive council approved the making of this monastic say next deliberations at its coming together of Thursday, 06 Oct 2016.

The Order, which has been signed past times the Governor, draws on powers vested past times the Constitution as well as the laws of Kaduna State. Section 45 (1) of the Constitution categorically vests inward the Governor the powers to create got such measures as well as actions every bit are necessary for the advertisement as well as protection of:
i. world safety, world order, world morality or world health; or
ii. the rights as well as liberty of all persons inward Kaduna State.

Section 97A of the Penal Code (Cap 110, Laws of Kaduna State, 1991) empowers the Governorto declare every bit an unlawful lodge whatever scheme whose activities are unsafe to the security as well as proficient governance of the state.

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Zaria Clashes of 12-14 Dec 2015 flora that the IMN is non a registered organisation, that it has a paramilitary fly as well as that its members produce non recognise or observe the laws of the dry soil as well as the duly constituted authorities that create got the responsibleness to secure as well as 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 alongside unlawful processions, obstacle of world highways, unauthorized line of piece of job of world facilities including schools without consider to the rights of other citizens as well as earth peace as well as monastic say of the State”.
The Order noted that “these acts, if allowed to become unchecked volition constitute danger to the peace, tranquility, harmonious coexistence as well as proficient governance of Kaduna State”.

The Declaration Order, which comes into upshot on Friday, 7 Oct 2016, provides for the prosecution of persons that may last inward breach of its provisions nether the laws of Kaduna State:
“Whoever manages, or is a fellow member of the said Society nether whatever appellation or mutation alongside the propensity of causing the breakdown of police push clit as well as order, or operates inward a trend unsafe to the proficient governance of the State shall, from outset of this order, last prosecuted inward accordance alongside the Laws of Kaduna State.”

Sections 97A as well as 97B of the Penal Code prescribe a punishment of imprisonment for 7 years or a fine or both for whatever mortal convicted for belonging to an unlawful society.

The Kaduna State Government reaffirms its vigorous commitment to upholding the correct of citizens to practise the religious belief of their choice. These are rights fully protected past times Sections 38 as well as forty of the Constitution.

Such rights to liberty of idea as well as worship must soundless last exercised inward ways that produce non infringe on the rights of others, as well as should non dependent area other people to distress as well as inconvenience.

Signed

Samuel Aruwan

Special Assistant to the Governor (Media as well as Publicity)

7th October, 2016
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