Nigerian Army, DSS now behaving like terrorists

The leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky has taken a swipe at Nigerian security operatives.

According to him, Nigerian security operatives behave like terrorists sometimes when they are on a mission.

The Islamic cleric stated this at the sixth anniversary of the 2015 Zaria killings of the Shiites, according to Sahara Reporters.

He accused the Nigerian Army of killing over 100 of his followers in Zaria after which their bodies were carted away by the security operatives.

“Men in uniform are sent to unleash terror on people – soldiers, policemen and secret police, who do not wear uniforms. In fact, nowadays, they even wear terrorist garments – meaning, they hide their own faces in the same way terrorists do.

“The state has become an instrument of terrorism, that it has taught the people to be violent. People have been forced, due to circumstances, to become violent because the state has become violent.

“We are talking about rights. We have to understand that this society can never be in order unless those in authority respect the rights of other people.

“Those in authority think they are the law (or rather) above the law, that they can take the life of anybody at any moment. They care about no amount of talk, preaching or advice; they don’t simply care. They are indifferent to what happens to other people,” he said.

According to El-Zakzaky, in Nigeria, the right to life which is a fundamental human right has been taken away from the citizens.