The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) being refers as ‘’Shiites’’ has called on the Federal and Kaduna State governments to release its leader, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky in view of the trying times facing the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The call was made by the Movement in a press statement issued to newsmen today by the president of its Media Forum, Ibrahim Musa.
He said there are many valid reasons on which his release should fore mostly be considered by the authorities.
‘’ All what we are saying, is that Buhari should comply with court order and release our leaders, El-Zakzaky now.
“Sheikh Zakzaky deserves immediate freedom for very many reasons particularly at this difficult period that the nation is facing the scourge of Coronavirus. Chiefly among these, he remained in detention despite a 2016 federal high court ruling that declared his arrest and detention as unlawful, unconstitutional and a breach of his fundamental rights.”
He added that even the court case for which the Sheikh is being prosecuted in Kaduna shouldn’t stand against his release at these difficult times, because “two different Kaduna High Courts have since discharged and acquitted almost 200 members of the Islamic Movement, who stood trial for the same charges he is allegedly said to have aided and abetted, for which he is currently unfairly being tried as a ploy to justify his perpetual detention,” according to the statement.
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Thursday granted Presidential pardon to some dead and alive prisoners of conscience which include a foremost nationalist, late Chief Anthony Enahoro, and former governor of old Bendel State, late Professor Ambrose Ali.
Professor Ali was the governor of the old Bendel State in the Second Republic (1978-1983) and a great progressive while Chief Enahoro was a foremost nationalist.
El-Zakzaky meanwhile remain incarcerated in Kaduna Correctional Centre the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, noted that the amnesty will not apply to inmates sentenced for violent and extreme offences such as terrorism, kidnapping, armed banditry, rape, human trafficking, culpable homicide among others.
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