The trial of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, has been adjourned by the Kaduna State High Court to January 25 and 26, 2021, for further hearing.
The presiding judge, Justice Gideon Kuradaz, announced the adjournment yesterday, at the continuation of trial which started Wednesday. Although journalists were not allowed into the court, four witnesses were said to have testified during the proceedings.
El-Zakzaky’s counsel, Femi Falana (SAN), told newsmen in an interview that three of the witnesses that testified were the defendants’ neighbours in Zaria, while the fourth witness was a Director of the State Security Service (SSS) in Kaduna State.
El-Zakzaky and his wife are standing trial on an eight-count charge bordering on alleged culpable homicide, unlawful assembly and disruption of public peace, among others.
The duo have been in detention since December 2015, following a clash between IMN members and the Nigerian Army personnel in Zaria, Kaduna State.
Court adjourns El-Zakzaky, wife’s trial to Jan. 2021
