Federal Government of Nigeria has been accused of deliberately keeping spiritual leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as ‘Shi’ites’, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky in detention with the aim of silently killing him and destabilize the Movement.
The accusation was made by Members of the Movement in Bauchi who raised an alarm that the government is not willing to release the Sheikh Ibrahim El-zakzaky ‘because they want him to die in detention’.
One of the ardent disciples of the religious preacher and National President, Association of Shi’ites Singers called, ‘ Ittihadus Shu’ara Harakatil Islamiyya’, Malam Mustafa Umar Gadonkaya made the allegation over the weekend during the launching of 100 songs in solidarity of the detained Sheikh composed and sung by members of the association.
According to him, their leader was arrested and held by security agents since December 2015 noting that the authorities have allegedly refused to obey the several court orders that ordered for his release from detention.
He added that there should be payment of compensation and reconstruction of his demolished buildings during the encounter between the sect members and the Nigerian Army four years ago in Zaria, Kaduna state.
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Mustafa Umar added that ” It is known by everyone that our leader sued the government over human right violation and a federal high court in Abuja ordered his release, reconstruction of his demolished residence and payment of compensation. But the government has a disregard for courts and refused to obey the court order. What kind of injustice is this?
He stressed that ” At the moment, everyone knows that he is very ill as a result of the gunshots he sustained but these people still keep him in detention despite his ill-health. So if anything happens to him, the government will be held responsible”.
“Aside from their disobedience to the court, the federal government, however, accepted the request of Kaduna state government to hand him over to it for prosecution over some baseless accusations. Their motive is to continue to hold him until he dies in detention”. He alleged.
The singers, therefore, demanded that the authorities should without further delay-free Ibrahim El-zakzaky, his wife and other members vowing that unless they are released unconditionally, they will continue to protest.
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