The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also
known as Shi’ites yesterday released a
statement asking the Federal government to
arraign their leader, Ibrahim Zakzaky, who
has been in their custody since December
last year following the clash the group
members had with the Nigerian Army in
Zaria, Kaduna state. The group in the
statement released said should their leader
go blind, “it will be a tragedy of monumental
proportion".
The statement signed by the group's
spokesperson, Ibrahim Musa, reads in part
“We demand that our leader and his
wife be released unconditionally
without delay. It will be a tragedy of
monumental proportions should our
leader go blind in detention or suffer
further physical disability due to him
being denied access to adequate
medical attention.
We understand those that sanctioned
his detention and those detaining him
want to humiliate him and make sure
that he goes completely blind before
he is eventually released, thereby
rendering him powerless the moment
he is released from unconstitutional
and illegal detention. The health of
our leader and the wife continues to
deteriorate on a daily basis and those
holding him in custody are playing
politics with his detention and that of
his wife.
We urge the Nigerian people and the
international community to intervene
in this crude violation of the
fundamental rights of our leader.”
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