Court to hear El-Zakzaky’s application to travel abroad on Thursday

A Kaduna State High Court will on Thursday hear the application
of the leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim
El-Zazaky and wife, Zinat, seeking to travel to India for medical
attention.

The IMN leader is standing trial over allegations of culpable
homicide, unlawful assembly and disruption of public peace among
other charges.

The State Director of Public Prosecution, Mr Dari Bayero told
the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kaduna that the
case would resume on Thursday.

Bayero said the IMN leader, who is standing trial before the
state High Court, brought the application seeking the court’s
permission to travel outside the country.

According to the official, the IMN leader and his wife had
applied to be granted permission to travel to Metanta Hospital, New
Delhi, India and return to Nigeria for continuation of the trial as
soon as they are discharged.

Bayero said that Justice D.H Khobo would preside over the
hearing on the application on July 18.

Justice Gideon Kurada, who was handling the case, on April 25
adjourned the trial of the IMN leader indefinitely.

The indefinite adjournment was to enable the judge serve on the
panel of the Presidential and National Assembly Elections Petitions
Tribunal in Yobe.

Femi Falana (SAN), the lead counsel to the defendants had told
newsmen after the adjournment his clients, El-Zakzaky and wife
Zinat, were in dire need of medical attention, the reason why they
could not appear in court at the time.

Falana had said that his clients had not been given adequate
medical care since their detention on Dec. 14, 2015.

Before the indefinite adjournment, the court had on Tuesday,
Jan. 22, ordered the Kaduna State Government to avail the IMN
leader and his wife Zinat, access to medical care. (NAN)

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