The Kaduna state government has charged Ibrahim
El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), to a
high court in the state.
El-Zakzaky was arrested in December 2015 after his followers and
some soldiers clashed in Zaria, Kaduna state.
Over 300 people were said to have been killed as a result of the
clash.
After his arrest, the Kaduna government charged him with
criminal conspiracy.
The IMN leader has been in the custody of the Department of
State Services (DSS) since his arrest despite court orders for his
release.
His followers have held a series of protests over his continued
detention of El-Zakzaky.
But in a suit dated April 18 and seen by TheCable, El-Zakzaky
and three other leaders of IMN were slammed an eight-count
charge.
The suit also listed 18 persons as witnesses to testify against
the defendants in court.
“That you, Mallam Ibrahim Al-Zakzaky, Mallama Zeenah Ibrahim,
Yakub Yahaya Katsina and Sanusi Abdulkadir being leaders of the
Islamic Movement of Nigeriaon or about the 12th of December at
Zaria agreed with other members of the sect to do an illegal act,
to wit; whicle armedwith dangerous weapons such as pistols guns,
dane guns, cutlasses, knives, catapults, axes, clubs and sticks
blocked Sokoto road, Sabon Gari, Zaria, and other major roads
within the environs and prevented the convoy of the chief of army
staff and the general public from gaining access to the roads and
same act was done in pursuance of the said agreement and you
thereby commit an offence punishable under section 59 of the penal
code pf law of Kaduna state 2017,” the charge read in part.
It further listed the exhibits found in the possession of
Shi’ites during the clash to include 40 pieces of catapults, 17
pieces of sticks, 70 pieces of knives, one piece of locally-made
pistol, 21 pieces of arrows, 12 pieces of bows.
In January, Zakzaky denounced rumours of his death when he spoke
to journalists during his first public appearance in over two
years.
Recently, IMN members protesting the detention of their have
clashed with policemen in Abuja, resulting in deaths, injuries and
arrest of many.
The Kaduna state government has charged Ibrahim
El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), to a
high court in the state.
El-Zakzaky was arrested in December 2015 after his followers and
some soldiers clashed in Zaria, Kaduna state.
Over 300 people were said to have been killed as a result of the
clash.
After his arrest, the Kaduna government charged him with
criminal conspiracy.
The IMN leader has been in the custody of the Department of
State Services (DSS) since his arrest despite court orders for his
release.
His followers have held a series of protests over his continued
detention of El-Zakzaky.
But in a suit dated April 18 and seen by TheCable, El-Zakzaky
and three other leaders of IMN were slammed an eight-count
charge.
The suit also listed 18 persons as witnesses to testify against
the defendants in court.
“That you, Mallam Ibrahim Al-Zakzaky, Mallama Zeenah Ibrahim,
Yakub Yahaya Katsina and Sanusi Abdulkadir being leaders of the
Islamic Movement of Nigeriaon or about the 12th of December at
Zaria agreed with other members of the sect to do an illegal act,
to wit; whicle armedwith dangerous weapons such as pistols guns,
dane guns, cutlasses, knives, catapults, axes, clubs and sticks
blocked Sokoto road, Sabon Gari, Zaria, and other major roads
within the environs and prevented the convoy of the chief of army
staff and the general public from gaining access to the roads and
same act was done in pursuance of the said agreement and you
thereby commit an offence punishable under section 59 of the penal
code pf law of Kaduna state 2017,” the charge read in part.
It further listed the exhibits found in the possession of
Shi’ites during the clash to include 40 pieces of catapults, 17
pieces of sticks, 70 pieces of knives, one piece of locally-made
pistol, 21 pieces of arrows, 12 pieces of bows.
In January, Zakzaky denounced rumours of his death when he spoke
to journalists during his first public appearance in over two
years.
Recently, IMN members protesting the detention of their have
clashed with policemen in Abuja, resulting in deaths, injuries and
arrest of many.
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