El-Zakzaky: Shiites Make Strong Accusation Against Buhari Govt American Agents
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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites, has alleged that the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari, is frustrating the medical treatment of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, in India. Naija News had reported earlier that the Shiites leader arrived India alongside his wife for medical treatment after they were granted leave by a Kaduna High Court. El-Zakzaky was accompanied to India by some family members and security operatives. The Shiites’ academic forum secretary said the management of Madenta Hospital, New Delhi, had been threatened not to admit him for treatment.tiny.cc His words: "Reports reaching us from the hospital indicate that the security agents are colluding with foreign security agents believed to be working for American government. "Even before the Sheikh arrived the hospital, we gathered from competent source that officials of American embassy in India instructed management of the hospital not to admit the Sheikh for treatment. Shiites, however, urged the international community and "people of conscience" to prevail on the Buhari government and its "western masters", to stop playing with El-Zakzaky’s life. Download Naija News App. Advertise with us. Send us enquiries and press releases.
The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shiite, Ibrahim El-zakzaky, has cried out over what he described as the pathetic and worrisome situation he had been subjected to in India’s hospital. The medical officials that advised us to come here are rather helpless. The hospital management said these doctors could only play advisory roles. We, therefore, resolved that we won’t allow any doctor we don’t trust to touch us because that was not our earlier agreement. We sense that some people are looking for ways to finish up what bullets could not do to us.
We believe that based on what we are seeing here, we are not safe here. We are only brought here to further imprison us. I had been imprisoned before, but I have never seen this type. I think even Kirikiri prison is not as tight as this place," the Shiite leader stressed. El-zakzaky is seeking a return back to Nigeria with a view to consider the next medical line of action to take. Honestly, there is a need for us to return back to Nigeria and get other trusted medical attention since the court had given us permission to do so. I recall that there were other countries like Malaysia, Indonesia and Turkey that had offered to receive us. We would go and deliberate on which country to go to," he stated.
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria took their protest to Lagos kicking against the continued detention of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. On Thursday, they asked the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to tell President Muhammadu Buhari to release their leader. "Buhari got to the office because the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, assisted him. It was Tinubu that started the movement and spent his money to ensure that the party assumed power. "So, we are calling on Tinubu to talk to the president, who is a member of his party, to free our leader. If he allows the president to continue to kill our members, there will not be Nigeria in 2023," said the IMN’s South-west coordinator, Muftau Zakariya. Daily Trust reports that the protesters, led by Zakariya, besieged the popular traffic intersection in Maryland-Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way along the Ikorodu Road. Speaker further, the group’s South-west coordinator stated: "We are ready to die if our leader is not released. If they are ready to kill us, we have 21 million lives to offer. I know that they do not have 21 million bullets to shoot at us.
Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has alleged that the condition at the Indian hospital where he and his wife, Zeenat were taken to, is worse than that of Nigeria. According to him, they were only brought to another detention facility and they do not feel safe there because a new set of doctors whom he had not made any prior arrangement with, were brought to handle his case. Channel Tv reports that spokesman was of the IMN, Ibrahim Musa, comfirmed receiving an audio message from El-Zakzaky in which he told them of the "terrible condition" they had been subjected to in India.
Read the full transcript below. We are now here in New Delhi, India. As you all know there was an arrangement for us to come here to seek medical care regarding the ailments that we have, myself and Malama Zeenah.tinyurl.com She, Malama Zeenah has a full bullet lodged in her body(that needs to be removed), also she is in need of a knee replacement surgery in addition to other problems. Then the second thing would be to clean my body of the toxins, which I was told are deposited in the bones and some in the flesh and this normally takes time to be done.
I also have a problem with my eye which the doctors that attended to us since after I had a second operation and my sight weakened, suggested that I should be taken to better facilities to have it tended to. After all this, we were all happy that we are in Delhi and we would be going to a suitable hospital to receive appropriate treatment. In addition, the doctors that came to visit us when we were in Nigeria advised us to come to this hospital called Medanta. That is why we requested to be brought to this hospital. So before we left Nigeria we heard the news that the American embassy here in India was pressuring the hospital not to admit us when we arrive.
And that the hospital had agreed to refuse admitting us. So we were considering going somewhere else when we arrive. But we were later informed that the problem had been sorted out and we would be admitted to the hospital. So we set out from Nigeria. As soon as we arrived here, we were met with some hospital staff at the airport that escorted us to the hospital. Since we were in the ambulance they informed that there were a lot of people at the airport waiting to see us even if just when we are boarding the ambulance. And they also said that there was a lot of people at the hospital entrance to see us arrive.
But they informed us that if we arrive we will be taken in through a back entrance. They said they did this due to the high number of people, they were concerned that in people's attempt to reach us in the crowd some harm can be done to us, that's what they said. So we saw that we were practically brought to another detention facility which is even stricter than the one we were in back in Nigeria. They came here with police armed with guns and a lot of staff from the Nigerian embassy. And we also noticed we were brought into another detention that we only came based on trust. Even in Nigeria, they agreed where we were detained that we would be treated only by the doctors we choose and are comfortable with allowing to treat us.
But here we understand that the doctors that advised us to come here are blocked from having any say in our case. They even told us when we spoke to them, they are only allowed to advise but the hospital reserves the right to decide the course of our treatment. So I told them that, we came here based on the trust we have in our doctors, we cannot just see any doctor that we don't know, or trust to treat us. Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has alleged that the condition at the Indian hospital where he and his wife, Zeenat were taken to, is worse than that of Nigeria.
According to him, they were only brought to another detention facility and they do not feel safe there because a new set of doctors whom he had not made any prior arrangement with, were brought to handle his case. This was confirmed by the spokesperson of the IMN, Ibrahim Musa, who said the group had received an audio message from El-Zakzaky in which he told them of the "terrible condition" they had been subjected to in India. Read the full transcript below. We are now here in New Delhi, India. As you all know there was an arrangement for us to come here to seek medical care regarding the ailments that we have, myself and Malama Zeenah. She, Malama Zeenah has a full bullet lodged in her body(that needs to be removed), also she is in need of a knee replacement surgery in addition to other problems.
Then the second thing would be to clean my body of the toxins, which I was told are deposited in the bones and some in the flesh and this normally takes time to be done. I also have a problem with my eye which the doctors that attended to us since after I had a second operation and my sight weakened, suggested that I should be taken to better facilities to have it tended to. After all this, we were all happy that we are in Delhi and we would be going to a suitable hospital to receive appropriate treatment.
In addition, the doctors that came to visit us when we were in Nigeria advised us to come to this hospital called Medanta. That is why we requested to be brought to this hospital. So before we left Nigeria we heard the news that the American embassy here in India was pressuring the hospital not to admit us when we arrive. And that the hospital had agreed to refuse admitting us. So we were considering going somewhere else when we arrive. But we were later informed that the problem had been sorted out and we would be admitted to the hospital.
So we set out from Nigeria. As soon as we arrived here, we were met with some hospital staff at the airport that escorted us to the hospital. Since we were in the ambulance they informed that there were a lot of people at the airport waiting to see us even if just when we are boarding the ambulance. And they also said that there was a lot of people at the hospital entrance to see us arrive. But they informed us that if we arrive we will be taken in through a back entrance. They said they did this due to the high number of people, they were concerned that in people's attempt to reach us in the crowd some harm can be done to us, that's what they said.
So we saw that we were practically brought to another detention facility which is even stricter than the one we were in back in Nigeria. They came here with police armed with guns and a lot of staff from the Nigerian embassy. And we also noticed we were brought into another detention that we only came based on trust. Even in Nigeria, they agreed where we were detained that we would be treated only by the doctors we choose and are comfortable with allowing to treat us. But here we understand that the doctors that advised us to come here are blocked from having any say in our case. They even told us when we spoke to them, they are only allowed to advise but the hospital reserves the right to decide the course of our treatment.
So I told them that, we came here based on the trust we have in our doctors, we cannot just see any doctor that we don't know, or trust to treat us. And without recommendation from those we do trust, we cannot allow a stranger to treat us, lest not what couldn't be done with bullets be carried out in a different way. Due to this, we think that based on everything we have seen so far indicates to us that we are not safe here. We were just brought to another detention. I have been detained now for a collective total of about 13 years but I have never seen a detention like the one I am in now.
Even at the door, they have placed armed police. Even between one room to the next we are not allowed to move. Then I see that even where we were, and of all the times I have been imprisoned in Nigeria, I have not seen anything like this. When I was in an actual prison They used to lock us up around 9:00 pm and open the doors at 7:00 am, and we could move about where ever we wish within the prison facility we were detained in. I see here that even when I was in kirikiri prison it wasn't as constricting as in this situation.
The absence of Justice Gideon Kurada of a Kaduna High Court on Thursday stalled the arraignment of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, over alleged culpable homicide. The Kaduna State Government had brought an eight-count charge against the IMN leader and his wife. They are being charged for alleged conspiracy, abating culpable homicide, and other related offenses. Journalists were however stopped by the police from entering the court for the proceedings. However, Mr. Zakzaky’s counsel, Femi Falana, informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the judge was unavoidably absent to take the case. He said both prosecuting and defense counsel have decided and picked July 11 as the next adjourned date. Mr. Falana decried the action of the police in stopping journalists and commuters who were interested in the case to witness the proceeding. He said that there was no law in the country which stops people from witnessing the proceeding of a trial of any citizen. NAN reports that on May 15, Mr. Zakzaky and his wife were brought to court for arraignment.
In an exclusive message obtained by Lebanon’s Al-Ahed News, Sheikh Zakzaky said he and his wife decided to return to Nigeria, citing poor medical treatment and high-security pressures in India. Sheikh Zakzaky elaborated on the health situation of him and his wife, Malama Zeenah, in a 7-minute voice message released and translated by Al-Ahed News. He said that some problems took place regarding their admission to Medanta hospital, noting that the medical facility was pressured by the US embassy in New Delhi. He noted that the Indian authorities had prevented people who gathered at the airport and other areas in New Delhi to see him as they changed the route and got into the hospital from a back entrance. "So we saw that we were practically brought to another detention facility which is even stricter than the one we were in back in Nigeria.
They came here with police armed with guns and a lot of staff from the Nigerian embassy. "Due to this, we think that based on everything we have seen so far indicates to us that we are not safe here. We were just brought to another detention," Sheikh Zakzaky added. "I have been detained now for a collective total of about 13 years but I have never seen a detention like the one I am in now. Even at the doors they have placed armed police. Even between one room and the other we are not allowed to move. Then I see that even where we were, and of all the times I have been imprisoned in Nigeria, I have not seen anything like this. "We would have to return home, after all there are other countries that offered to receive us if we could go there. These countries include Malaysia, Indonesia and Turkey, we can convene to decide which one to go to and then go there, God willing," Sheikh Zakzaky concluded his message.
According to the report, El-Zakzaky was moved from Kaduna on Sunday with his wife Zeenat, from their protective custody. A source close to the Shiites leader revealed that apart from security personnel who are to accompany the Sheikh, family members would also be on the trip. Further information noted that their travelling documents are now ready after the ruling of the Kaduna court. Recall that Justice Darius Khobo of Kaduna State High Court had last week Monday, granted Ibrahim Elzakzaky leave to seek for medical attention in New Delhi, India. Khobo while reading out part of the terms to be met before the trip stated that he would travel in the company of State officials. He said the IMN leader must return immediately after his discharge from the hospital to face his charges.tinyurl.com Download Naija News App. Advertise with us. Send us enquiries and press releases.
Abuja—The Presidency said yesterday that Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, and former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) were still being kept by government in the public interest. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, stated this while reacting to questions on the human rights’ record of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in Abuja. While he said Zakzaky was being kept for his personal safety, he said Dasuki was being held because he had other criminal cases to answer. He said: "On the issue of El-Zakzaky, the information we have is that he is being kept more for his own safety than the offences he committed.
Shehu, alongside other presidential media aides, Mr Femi Adesina and Mr Laolu Akande, addressed State House correspondents on the achievements of the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government at a midterm media chat. The media chat was part of activities to make two years of the Buhari-led administration. According to Shehu, the ‘detention’ of the Shi’ite leader is also in his (El-Zakzaky) own interest, saying it is duty bound on government to ensure the safety of all its citizens. Justice Gabriel Kolawole of an Abuja Federal High Court, in his judgment in December 2016, ordered the Department of State Service (DSS) to release El-Zakzaky within 45 days.
Kolawole also ordered the Federal Government to provide an accommodation for El-Zakzaky, his wife and family members within Kaduna State or any part of the northern region. The court declared the continuous detention of El-Zakzaky since December 13, 2015 as unlawful and illegal since the issue of protective custody was unknown to law or the National Security Agencies Act establishing the DSS. However, the presidential spokesman said El-Zakzaky could not be released as government was putting public and security interest dimensions into consideration. On the continued detention of former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, the presidential aide said Dasuki was being held because he had other criminal cases to answer. He, therefore, maintained that Dasuki’s release might affect the ongoing investigation of cases against him. "It is a common thing in all nations of the world that there are matters of public safety. "The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, I think, has made his points here in the State House, against individuals’ interest. And in all cases, public good should override individual interest,’’ he said.
The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, is on his way to Nigeria from the Indian hospital where he had gone to receive medical attention. The spokesperson for the IMN, Ibrahim Musa, said Mr El-Zakzaky began his return journey to Abuja at 5 p.m. In an audio clip in Hausa language, Mr El-Zakzaky lamented the high-security presence around him in the hospital as well as the refusal of the hospital to allow his personal doctors to supervise his operations. However, in a swift reaction, the Nigerian government attributed the travails faced by the Shiite leader at the Indian hospital to his actions and violations of terms of travel. The cleric travelled on Monday following an order of a Kaduna court.
