Boko Haram: Some reflections on causes and effects
For two weeks in July, members of the Nigeria police force battled members of a sect within Islam known asBoko Haram. The violence first started after the members of the so calledRead More…
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Shi’ite Crisis: Kukah calls for peaceful negotiation
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto State, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah has called for calm and peaceful negotiation over the recent clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Shi’ite Islamic MovementRead More…
Kukah calls for peaceful negotiation over Shi’ite-Army crisis in Zaria
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto State, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, has called for calm and peaceful negotiation over the recent clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Shi’ite Islamic MovementRead More…
Soldiers-Shi’ites’ clash: We lost 1,000 members – Zakzaky group
Leaders of the Shi’ite Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) have given more insights into the death toll from the sect’s clash with soldiers in Kaduna State last weekend. The violence erupted whenRead More…
NSCIA, CAN demand inquiry over Zaria killings
• N/Assembly sets up committee, to meet Buratai • Army hands over 220 sect members to police The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) andRead More…
Shi’ite Violence: Kukah Calls For Caution
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, has called for caution over the recent clash between the Nigerian Army and Shi’ite members in Zaria. He urged aggrieved members to embrace dialogueRead More…
Army-Shiite Clash: Kukah, Lawyers Call for Caution
As the tension in Zaria between the military and Shiite Islamic Movement, led by Mu’allim Ibrahim el-Zakzaky, continues to generate reactions, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto and founder, The Kukah Centre BishopRead More…