Sheikh Mohammed Yakoob, a brother
to the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim
El-Zakzaky, said he used to be a Sunni Muslim until Iran lured him into
becoming a Shiite.
Yakoob, who spoke during an
interview with The Punch, said, at a time he left their home in Kano for
Katsina to further his education, El-Zakzaky started corresponding with Iran.
“He was not a Shiite member at
the time. But after he acquired a degree from the Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria, he started assembling students to propagate Islam, like a preacher. He
got the idea from Iran and subsequently, he started amassing money,” he said
“Iran invited him to their
country to join them (become a Shiite), and they financed him. Originally,
El-Zakzaky was Sunni but Iran lured him into becoming a Shiite.”
“El-Zakzaky became a Shiite after
visiting Iran, following their promise to appoint him as their Shiite
ambassador in Nigeria. He changed, particularly because of money as Iran was
financing him.”
On the public perception that
Sunni Muslims connive with the Presidency to persecute Shiites, Yakoob sai
“Previously, there were no Shiites in Nigeria. El-Zakzaky imported Shiite into
Nigeria, via his ties with Iran but the majority of Nigerians is Sunnis. It’s
only people in the villages, where ignorance persists, that embrace Shiite
movement because they do not know what Islam is all about. If you abuse
Abubakar, you abuse Aisha, you abuse Hafsat, and you’ve abused the Prophet,
which is the stock in trade of the Shiites.”
He also supported the decision of
the Federal Government to keep El-Zakzaky in custody despite court orders
mandating his release.
“El-Zakzaky has no right because
he was the one who attacked Buratai’s convoy. Nobody can attack the government
and gets away scot-free,” he added.
Brother that has sense
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