Islamic movement says proscription of the body was not approved by president Buhari

 The IMN said Justice NKEONYE MAHA of the Federal High Court in Abuja, in issuing the proscription order on July 26, 2019, relied on a memo by the Chief of Staff to the President, ABBA KYARI, claiming to have conveyed the presidential approval for the proscription application to the National Security Adviser, BABAGANA MOGUNNO.

The IMN’s legal team led by FEMI FALANA also referred to a recently leaked memo addressed to the service chiefs, in which the NSA accused KYARI of usurping presidential powers regarding matters, particularly relating to security.

The claims were contained in Shiites’ reply on points of law filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja in support of their suit challenging the court order proscribing and designating them as a terrorist group.

But the Federal Government in its documents filed at the court insisted that the proscription followed the law.