IMN rejects bail conditions, says it’s plot to kill El-Zakzaky

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has rejected the stringent
conditions imposed by the Kaduna State Government on Ibrahim
El-Zakzaky as part of his terms of release for a medical trip to
India.

It described the conditions as “a desperate move by (Gov. Nasir)
el-Rufai to assassinate the Sheikh in detention.”

The Shi’ites who held a brief protest in Wuse area of Abuja on
Thursday, turned down the conditions, stating that they were
unacceptable.

The IMN spokesman, Abdullahi Musa, in a statement explained that
the Kaduna state governor imposed the harsh conditions to prevent
El-Zakzaky from being released from custody.

Among other conditions, the state government had demanded that
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must confirm the appointments of
the IMN leader and his wife with the Medanta Hospital, India, and
undertake all necessary diplomatic arrangements and protocols to
ensure compliance with the conditions of the medical leave.

It also said the FG must obtain from the Indian government an
irrevocable guarantee that it will not entertain any application by
the defendants/applicants or any third party seeking asylum under
any guise or conferring the status of political prisoners or any
other status aside from being medical patients on the
defendants/applicants.

But the INM in its statement said, “Sequel to the press
statement released by Kaduna State Government dated August, 7 and
signed by Samuel Aruwan stating terms and conditions for the
medical leave of Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife, we wish to inform the
public that the conditions are not more than a desperate move by
el-Rufai to assassinate the Sheikh in detention, and we hereby turn
down the conditions.”

It reminded the public that the terms were not from the court or
the Department of State Services which is holding El-Zakzaky and
his wife.