ABUJA, July 27 (Reuters) - A Nigerian court has granted the
government permission to label a local Shi'ite group a terrorist
organisation, the solicitor general told Reuters on Saturday.
Members of the Shi'ite Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN)
have been marching in the capital Abuja calling for the release
of their leader, Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been in detention
since 2015 despite a court order to release him.
The protests have often turned violent.