It seems diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Iran is heading to the rocks, as some protesters in Tehran have threatened to overthrow the government of President Muhammad Buhari in order to secure the release of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN).
Zakyzaky has been in detention since December 2015 when his followers clashed with some soldiers in Zaria, Kaduna state.
The sect leader has been granted bail but the Buhari government has refused to free him.
In a trending video, the Iranians with different placards chanted “Free free Zakzaky”.
The leader of the protesters criticised the Buhari government over the continued detention of leader.
“The judge of Nigeria ordered that Zakzaky and his members to be freed but the government didn’t listen to that and so we are calling on them to free Zakzaky,” he said.
“The government of Nigeria should know that it cannot keep Zakzaky forever in the detention and in jail, In Sha Allah, by overthrowing the tyrannical government, we will free Zakzaky and teach Nigeria and its people a good lesson.”
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Military has told members of the movement, to be ready to face the consequences if they take on the military.
John Agim, the military spokesman in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on The Osasu Show, denied allegations that the military was sent to disrupt the procession of the movement, saying those accusing the military wanted to paint it bad.
He said: “There are different narratives out there that are not correct. It is not true that the military is being used to stop the Shi’ites from their normal procession.
“Right from 2015, we have been hearing about the issue of Shi’ites and the military. It has never been that the military was sent to stop whatever thing they are doing.
“The problem emanates from the philosophy that guides the movement. The clash that you see, in fact three times now, is that the Shi’ites obstruct the military from doing their job. They are a law unto themselves. They do anything.
Asked why the Shi’ites are asked to obey the law while the Federal Government has refused to obey the court order to release El-Zakzaky, Agim said: “So they are attacking the military to show their dissatisfaction with the government, then they should be ready for the consequence.
“We don’t have rubber bullets when we are sent on assignments. So, if any organisation that is not happy with the government wants to take on the military, then they should be ready for the consequence.
“Whatever the problem of the Shi’ites with the federal government, let them take it constitutionally. You take on any military anywhere in the world and you will be taken down.”
He said if the Shi’ites were left to protest freely, people ask where the military is, but if the military intervenes, “you people are still blaming the military; why don’t you let these people be?
“The solution is that Shi’ites must be a religious organisation. Obey the laws of the land. Nobody can take on the military and they will not have casualties.”
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