Some Residents of Zaria, Kaduna State have insisted that the Federal government ban the Shi’ite sect because their activities are contrary to Islam and they have no respect for the law.
The residents who launched a campaign on Saturday said that they have had enough from members of the sect.
Their spokesperson, Alhaji Idris Mohammed Baba commended the Army/Shi’ite Clash which led to the death of hundreds of Shi’ite members.
He said “My experience with Shiite followers is disastrous and terrible. At a point Shi’ite boys threatened to kill me. We are happy over the military action against Shi’ites movement in Zaria because we have fresh air now blowing in our areas.
“As a community, we wrote letters to the government about the activities of Shi’ites but no single action was taken. We no longer report Shi’ites to police because they will never honour police or security invitation.
“These Shi’ites are an authority unto themselves; they don’t respect the authorities, the security agencies and so on.
“We are Muslims but we discovered that Shi’ites activities are contrary to Islam. They carry dangerous weapons and openly molest innocent people in our areas. Human rights groups should also look into our pains by the sect members.
“After El-Zakzaky was released from detention in 1999,he came and settled in Gyallesu. Since then there is no peace in our area. We thank Allah for touching the heart of government and the military for liberating us from Shi’ites untold hardship.”