In the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution, members of Nigeria’s Muslim Student Society traveled to Iran, where they were trained to repeat the revolution in Nigeria. These students formed the Shi'a Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), which flourished with cash, training and support from Iran. As the twelfth largest oil producer in the world, Nigeria exerts international influence over the world market, and with Iran under sanctions from the West, Nigeria provides Iran with a local power base to exert influence over the national government and to act against Western interests. However, Nigeria has been on the West’s side in the war against radical Islam in North Africa, sending troops to fight the Islamists in Mali.Contempt for symbols of statehood, legal system, and law enforcement agenciesNoted for street-level violence in 1990s - example of beheading of Gideon Alakuta in 1994 for desecrating Quran.First Nigerian Islamist group to celebrate…
Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN)
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