Muhammadu Buhari

==== Shia Muslims ====

The [[Islamic Movement (Nigeria)|Islamic Movement of Nigeria]] led by Sheikh [[Ibrahim Zakzaky]] is one of the country's leading organization of Shia Muslims. Nigeria's Muslim population is mainly Sunni while the Shia population have gone through sporadic persecution by governments.<ref name="{{Cite journal}}...22">{{Cite journal|date=2 July 2016|title=Nigeria's security under Buhari|journal=Strategic Comments|volume=22|issue=6|pages=iii–v|doi=10.1080/13567888.2016.1229389|s2cid=219693136}}</ref> After the Islamic movement was accused of an attack against Chief of Army Staff [[Tukur Yusuf Buratai|Tukur Buratai]] in December 2015, Zakzaky's base was shelled causing hundreds of fatalities while Zakzaky was arrested.<ref name="{{Cite journal}}...22"/> Zakzaky was held for almost six years, aside from a three-day medical trip to India, until being acquitted and released in July 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nigerian court acquits Shia leader el-Zakzaky of all charges |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/29/nigerian-court-acquits-shia-leader-ibrahim-zakzaky-of-all-charges |website=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] |access-date=1 September 2021 |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831180733/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/29/nigerian-court-acquits-shia-leader-ibrahim-zakzaky-of-all-charges |url-status=live }}</ref>