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El-Zakzaky: Court slams N100m fine against IGP over unlawful arrest, killing of protester

June 3, 2023June 3, 2023 Aminu Imam

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has awarded an N100 million fine against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) over an allegation bordering on the arrest and killing of Ja�afar Muhammad, a member of Free Zakzaky protesters in Abuja. Justice Zainab Abubakar, in a judgement in the suit, held that the arrest of the Late Muhammad by police officers at Gwagwalada Teaching Hospital on July 22, 2019, and his killing on July 24, 2019, at SARS Abattoir, Abuja, amounted to a gross violation of his fundamental rights as enshrined in…

Protest in Abuja, as Shi�ite members demand release of el-Zakzaky�s passport

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 Aminu Imam

Protesters, yesterday, took to the streets of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and asked President Muhammadu Buhari to lift the travel ban placed on the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, a.k.a Shiites, Sheikh Ibraheem el-Zakzaky. The protesters, believed to be followers of the Shi�ite leader, demanded the release of the International passports of el-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, for a medical trip. A Federal High Court in Abuja earlier yesterday, had rejected an application filed by Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, asking the Department of State Services to release his…

‘Zaria Killings: Nigerian security operatives now behaving like terrorists’ ? El-Zakzaky

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Aminu Imam

The leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, says Nigerian security operatives behave like terrorists sometimes when they are on a mission. The Islamic cleric stated this during the sixth anniversary of the 2015 Zaria killings of the Shiites, in Kaduna State. He accused the Nigerian Army of killing over 100 of his followers in Zaria after which their bodies were carted away by the security operatives. According to him, �Men in uniform are sent to unleash terror on people � soldiers, policemen and the secret…

Shiite petitions EU, UN over FG’s refusal to release El-Zakzaky, wife�s travel documents

August 22, 2021August 22, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, (IMN), otherwise known as �Shiites�, has expressed its concern over the refusal of the Federal Government to release the travelling documents of its leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zenaat, to travel abroad for medical treatment. The group, who made this known yesterday, said despite the judgment of a Kaduna State High Court which discharged and acquitted them the couple have been denied access to travel. The IMN spokesperson, Abdullahi Muhammad, stated this in a petition to the United Nations, European Union, Amnesty International,…

El-Zakzaky: Falana breaks silence says fresh charge against cleric, wife is worst judicial violation

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 Aminu Imam

Human rights activist, Femi Falana on Sunday said the fresh charge of terrorism filed by the Kaduna State Government against the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat constitutes the worst violation of the judicial process. Recall that the Kaduna State High Court had last week dismissed the 8-count charge of conspiracy and abetment of culpable homicide level against the duo by the Kaduna State Government. Falana, in a statement, said it had been reported in the media that the Kaduna State Government…

El-Zakzaky: “We are going to appeal, there is no doubt about it”�

July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 Aminu Imam

�As cleric, wife jet out to Abuja on medical trip The Director of Public Prosecution in Kaduna State Ministry of Justice, Dari Bayero, has said that there is no doubt the state government will appeal the recent ruling that discharged and acquitted the shite leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenatu. Justice Gideon Kurada had, on Wednesday, discharged and acquitted El-Zakzaky and his wife on all the charges brought before his court. However, Dari Bayero, who was the prosecution counsel in the case, disclosed in an interview that, �we…

Culpable homicide allegation: 4 years after, court acquits, discharges Shiites leader, El-Zakzaky, wife�

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Orders immediate release The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat Ibrahim, have been acquitted and discharged by Justice Gideon Kurada, of the Kaduna State High Court after a four-year trial. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, (BBC) Hausa service, in a ruling issued yesterday, Justice Kurada stated that the prosecutor had failed to show or prove the case. El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, were charged with eight charges, including culpable homicide, unlawful assembly, and disruption of public order. The defendants had…

Just In: After 4 yrs, court discharges Shiites leader, El-Zakzaky and Wife

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Orders immediate release The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat Ibrahim, have been acquitted and dismissed by Justice Gideon Kurada of the Kaduna State High Court after a four-year trial. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, (BBC) Hausa service, in a ruling issued on Wednesday, Justice Kurada stated that the prosecutor had failed to show or prove the case. El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, are charged with eight charges, including culpable homicide, unlawful assembly, and disruption of public order. The defendants…

IGP orders immediate arrest of Shi�ite leaders nationwide

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Aminu Imam

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, at the weekend, ordered all the Police formations nationwide to commence the immediate arrest of all identified leaders of the outlawed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, (IMN), otherwise known as the Shi�ite sect. The directive was contained in a signal from the Force Headquarters to all State Police Commands and Zonal Headquarters, dated August 30, 2019, which directed immediate strict compliance. While directing the immediate dismantling of all the structures of the disbanded group nationwide, the IGP declared that Force under his watch would…

Court adjourns El-Zakzaky, wife�s trial to Jan. 2021

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Aminu Imam

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…