Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN,
also known as Shiites, has claimed that its leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky
was on the verge of going blind and may also lose his life if not allowed to go
for medical treatment.
IMN raised the alarm after the
Kaduna State High Court on Thursday, ordered the Islamic cleric to remain in
detention.
In a statement signed and made
available on Thursday, by the Chairman, Free Zakzaky Campaign
Committee, Abdurrahman Abubakar Yola, Shiites berated the court for allegedly
“failing to stand for truth and justice against tyranny and impunity.”
The statement added, “Today,
Thursday 18/07/19 the Kaduna state High Court sat to hear an extraordinary
application for bail on medical grounds, instituted by counsels to our leader,
Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and his wife Malama Zeenat Ibraheem.
“Unfortunately, the court once
again shirked in its duties to be on the side of victims of extreme persecution
by the government. When it mattered most, the court ducked and failed to stand
for truth and justice against tyranny and impunity.
“It will be recalled that the
applicants are known to be clearly very ill in detention, consequent on the
brutal wounds unjustifiably inflicted on them by the state agents in the name
of Nigerian army, the resultant prolonged dehumanizing detention in the custody
of the Department of State Security (DSS) and the obvious poisoning of the
Sheikh.
“As a result of all these
physical and psychological stresses, the Sheikh suffered series of mild strokes
and is at the risk of further recurrences. Meanwhile, he lost one eye following
the military attack and is at a severe risk of losing sight completely in the
other.
“He is now found to have more
than twenty times the toxic levels of lead poison in his body! Similarly, the
wife has been under excruciating pains with shrapnel deeply lodged in her body
for all these years of inhuman conditions in detention.
“She now is able to ambulate only
with the use of a wheelchair. Even today both were unable to walk to the
courtroom and had to wait outside while the case went on.
In spite of all these, the court
once again has allowed the government to kill these innocent people by
instalments via unnecessary delays.
“We continue to give praises to
the Almighty for further evidence that the Nigerian government is both unable
and unwilling to serve justice, not even through the courts.
“This further proves to the world
that the Movement and its leader have been and continue to be only victims of
impunity and mischievous plots by the Buhari-led government.
“We wish to use this opportunity
to say a big thank you to all people of conscience, human rights activists and
organizations, journalists and all those that continue to be on our side in the
dogged campaign for justice for the victims of Zaria genocide.
“We will continue with our
unrelenting campaigns to see that the needful is done.”
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