SHITTES: WHY EL-ZAKZAKY CAN’T BE RELEASED – GOV. EL-RUFAI
SHITTES:
WHY EL-ZAKZAKY CAN’T BE RELEASED – GOV. EL-RUFAI
The
Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El- Rufai has provided reasons detained
leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, also known as Shittes, Sheikh
Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, cannot be set free.
El-Rufai
said that El-Zakzaky was not being held illegally as widely reported.
Recall
that the Shittes leader was arrested in 2015, after a confrontation between
members of the group and the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai.
According
to the Governor, the IMN leader was detained on the orders of a competent
court, being a suspect standing trial for multiple murders and other related
criminal offences.
Governor
El-Rufai stated this yesterday in Kaduna, when he received management team of
The Sun Publishing Limited.
Although
there was an order by a Federal High Court in 2016 that he be released,
El-Rufai revealed that the said order had no bearing on El-Zakzaky’s current
case.
The
governor said the state government took time to investigate the Shi’ite leader
and discovered that his activities for more than 20 years had caused several
killings.
He said
having concluded investigation, the state took custody of El-Zakzaky from the
DSS and duly charged him with multiple murders.
Explaining
the alleged daily expenses of about N3.5 million on El-Zakzaky, he said the
money was not on feeding of the Shi’ite leader but on everything related to his
protective custody.
El-Rufai
said El-Zakzaky is guarded by a detachment of soldiers and DSS operatives who
live in the place he is being kept and who are maintained by the state
government.
He
said, “The N3.5 million monthly feeding on El-Zakzaky is not only about his
food, but other expenses on security men attached to him.
“The
security men are permanently stationed with him, they surrounded where he is
kept.
“He is
in custody because he is facing murder charge which is not bailable, among
other charges.
“As a
government, we decided to proscribe Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) of which
El-Zakzaky is the president because it is not registered with the Corporate
Affairs Commission (CAC).
“So,
any procession in the name of IMN is illegal, as far as Kaduna State government
is concerned.”
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