El-Rufai Has His Way As El-Zakzaky Proceeds To India With Security Details

By Augustine Adah

Governor Nasir El-Rufai may have had his way in stipulating that the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, meet conditions laid down by him for them to seek foreign treatment abroad.

They are expected to leave the country by 6.00 p.m. for India.

Among the conditions stipulated by El-Rufai are that the duo must be followed by security men. GreenWhiteGreen has learnt that at least one female and male security personnel are escorting the husband and wife couple as stipulated by El-Rufai.

An official of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, however, decried the conditionalities.

Speaking to Vanguard, chairman, Free El-Zakzaky Campaign Committee of IMN, Abdulrahman Abubakar, who confirmed this development said,   “The Sheikh and his wife arrived Abuja this (Monday) morning. They would be departing for India around 6pm this evening,”

Asked if IMN complied with the fresh conditions by Kaduna State Government on El-Zakzaky’s medical trip to India, Abubakar replied: “Is Governor El-rufai the court? Is he the one detaining the Sheikh and his wife? We do not regard his conditions as important.”

The medical trip by the El-Zakzakys followed the order of the Kaduna State High Court which granted them leave to undergo treatment at an Indian hospital of their choice.

This followed an application by El-Zakzaky’s counsel and human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), to allow them to travel for treatment as a result of their deteriorating health condition. Justice Darius Khobo, thereafter, granted the leave on August 5, adding that the IMN leader and his wife would be accompanied abroad by officials of the Kaduna State Government. Their trial is expected to resume as soon as they return from the trip.

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