Saudi-Iranian Rivalry Polarises Nigerian Muslims

James M. Dorsey

The Daily Star

05 August 2019

RSIS senior fellow James M Dorsey noted that a recent ban on the Iranian-backed Shiite group, Islamic Movement of Nigeria, raised the spectre of the Saudi-Iranian rivalry spilling onto Nigerian streets, as security forces launched a manhunt to find the alleged Boko Haram operatives who killed 65 people attending a funeral.

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