Sheikh Zakzaky’s health deteriorating – Islamic movement

The health of the incarcerated leader of the Islamic Movement in
Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, has deteriorated in the last two
days, the movement disclosed on Sunday.

“From a rare visit to our leader Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, it has
been confirmed to us that his health has suffered a severe knock in
the past two days, such that he is critically ill and in urgent
need of the best medical attention possible,” a statement from
Ibrahim Musa, president of the movement’s media forum, said.

He said the movement has “seen this coming because of his
(Zakzaky) age – almost clocking 67 years, and the several gunshots
wounds he sustained during the murderous attack on his home by the
military in December 2015.

He said the scholar’s followers are agitated by the latest
development. “We are deeply concerned and disenchanted by the
attitude of this administration towards our peaceful protests and
demands that the sheikh and his wife be released as ordered by a
Federal High Court in Abuja.

“It seems those holding our leader captive are just waiting for
time to kill him since Allah has rescued him from their attempt to
kill him using their military might.”

The movement said the fact that for the past two years “our
sheikh has endured all the mental and physical torture he has been
subjected to by the Buhari administration is enough a miracle from
Allah the Almighty.

“He has been shot at close range, for him to die, but he
survived it. He has been denied proper medical care, but he still
carries on. A vigorous campaign of calumny against him has been
mounted by his detractors, but he still enjoins the tumultuous
support and sympathy of millions of people. This is a miracle they
don’t want to admit, but which is very clear to all discerning
people.”

The statement said, “The Islamic Movement do hereby
unequivocally call on the federal government to listen to the voice
of reason and release our leader Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky to go and
look after his failing health. It is foolhardy for the government
while being contemptuous of a court order releasing him; he is
denied access to a better health care.”

The movement is also “appealing to people of conscience, human
rights organisations and the international community to prevail
upon this administration to tread the path of caution and justice
and pave way for our leader to go and look after his health
properly. Nothing short of this will calm our frayed nerves.

“Peaceful protests were held to sensitise the public of our
plight in various cities across the country on Sunday, January 7,
2018. More are coming until our demands are met.”

The health of the incarcerated leader of the Islamic Movement in
Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, has deteriorated in the last two
days, the movement disclosed on Sunday.

“From a rare visit to our leader Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, it has
been confirmed to us that his health has suffered a severe knock in
the past two days, such that he is critically ill and in urgent
need of the best medical attention possible,” a statement from
Ibrahim Musa, president of the movement’s media forum, said.

He said the movement has “seen this coming because of his
(Zakzaky) age – almost clocking 67 years, and the several gunshots
wounds he sustained during the murderous attack on his home by the
military in December 2015.

He said the scholar’s followers are agitated by the latest
development. “We are deeply concerned and disenchanted by the
attitude of this administration towards our peaceful protests and
demands that the sheikh and his wife be released as ordered by a
Federal High Court in Abuja.

“It seems those holding our leader captive are just waiting for
time to kill him since Allah has rescued him from their attempt to
kill him using their military might.”

The movement said the fact that for the past two years “our
sheikh has endured all the mental and physical torture he has been
subjected to by the Buhari administration is enough a miracle from
Allah the Almighty.

“He has been shot at close range, for him to die, but he
survived it. He has been denied proper medical care, but he still
carries on. A vigorous campaign of calumny against him has been
mounted by his detractors, but he still enjoins the tumultuous
support and sympathy of millions of people. This is a miracle they
don’t want to admit, but which is very clear to all discerning
people.”

The statement said, “The Islamic Movement do hereby
unequivocally call on the federal government to listen to the voice
of reason and release our leader Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky to go and
look after his failing health. It is foolhardy for the government
while being contemptuous of a court order releasing him; he is
denied access to a better health care.”

The movement is also “appealing to people of conscience, human
rights organisations and the international community to prevail
upon this administration to tread the path of caution and justice
and pave way for our leader to go and look after his health
properly. Nothing short of this will calm our frayed nerves.

“Peaceful protests were held to sensitise the public of our
plight in various cities across the country on Sunday, January 7,
2018. More are coming until our demands are met.”