Court orders immediate release of Nigeria Shi’a leader, El-Zakzaky

An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Friday ordered the release of the leader of the Shia Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.

An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Friday ordered the release of the leader of the Shia Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.

“I have not been shown any incident report or any complaint lodged by residents around the neighbourhood that the applicant has become a nuisance to his neigbourhood,” said the judge.

Sheikh Zakzaky approached the court to demand his release, months after he was arrested without being charged to Court.

Sheikh Zakzaky was arrested by the military on December 14, 2015, after a clash that resulted in killing about a thousand Nigerian Shiites.