Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN,
has demanded for the exhumation of their members allegedly maimed during the
Nigerian Army massacre in Zaria in 2015. The victims were buried in mass grave
in Kaduna.
A member of Free Zakzaky campaign
committee, Sheikh Abdulhamid Bello, made the call while briefing newsmen in
Kaduna Wednesday. The brief was titled ‘Two years horrendous Zaria Massacre and
the continued detention of Sheikh Zakzaky.’ He said the need to exhume all its
members killed by the army was for them to have proper identification and bury
them according to Islamic rites.
According to him, “lt’s
unfortunate that within these two years, the Islamic Movement has continued to
be persecuted and denied of our religious rights.
“But We have compiled a detailed
report of everything that happened and submitted to the International Criminal
Court at the Hague. They have since announced that they have opened preliminary
into the matter.
“We call on the international
community, and especially the UN, EU, AU, ECOWAS and the ICC to add more
pressure on the government to live up to its responsibilities as regards the
issue of the Islamic Movement in general and Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky in
particular.
While speaking, Bello also
demanded the immediate release of the Sheikh Zakzaky , his wife and other
members who according to him are unlawfully detained, adding, “All those found
to be responsible either in the planning or execution of horrendous attacks on
our lives and property must be brought to book, irrespective of their status.”
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