demanded the immediate release of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim
El-Zakzaky. They said El-Zakzaky was dying in the acclaimed
safe custody of the Department of State Security (DSS).
El-Zakzaky was arrested as a result of a clash between the
Islamic sect members and men of Nigerian Army that left scores
dead in Zaria, Kaduna State in December 2015.
Addressing newsmen in Kaduna yesterday, Prof. Abdullahi Danladi,
who spoke on behalf of IMN said the Sheikh was being held and
allowed to gradually lose his sight and die in detention.
According to him: “What is obvious is that his health condition
and his sight in particular, is rapidly deteriorating.
“We would like to strongly appeal to those that are holding him
hostage illegally in violation of his basic rights, to release him as a
matter of urgency to enable him seek medical attention in any
place of his choice.”
The group said it was deeply concerned about the health of their
leader and believed that it is in the interest of the Nigerian state
and those holding him to release him unconditionally to enable
him attend to his medical needs.
Danladi revealed that the surgery earlier carried out on El-
ZakZaky’s left eye by the DSS chosen doctor had failed and that
the doctor who carried out the operation also confessed that the
case was beyond him now.
The IMN is calling on all human rights groups, rights activists,
well-meaning Nigerians and newsmen to join hands in demanding
for justice for IMN’s leadership and members who are languishing
in Kaduna prison, and those still kept in various military formations
and DSS detention facilities.
http://sunnewsonline.com/shiites-demand-immediate-release-of-el-zakzaky/
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