Group gives FG one-week ultimatum to release El-Zakzaky

News Express |27th Sep 2016 | 3,698

Again, group under the umbrella of Save Zakzaky’s life group of Nigeria has issued a one week ultimatum to the federal government to unconditionally release their leader Ibraheem El-Zakzaky from detention.

The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh El-Zakzaky has been in DSS detention since December, 2015 following their clashes with the Nigerian Army.

It would be recalled that the Save Zakzaky life group had earlier issued a 14 day ultimatum for the release of their leader or will be faced with no option but to mobilise millions of its members and storm the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under protest and embark on a ‘Sit Around’ up until their leader is released.

According to the National coordinator of the group, Bashir Marafa, “We call on the Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari to release Sheikh Zakzaky who has been unjustly in detention without trial for the past nine month unconditionally.

“No doubt, Save Zakzaky’s life group of Nigeria, with the supports and aspirations of millions of Zakzaky’s followers within Nigeria and beyond, are greatly concerned over the deteriorating health condition of our great leader Zakzaky, who has been denied access to seek for good medical care, while he is being detained with no reason

whatsoever, except what we see as “great oppression”, and denying his fundamental human right as a Nigerian citizen, by the Buhari administration. (LEADERSHIP)

•Photo shows Zakzaky.