On El-zakzaky and His Bail
Finally the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, Ibrahim El-zakzaky has been granted the much taunted bail sought for and granted since 2016 but suppressed by the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Mr El-zakzaky was today granted bail by the High court sitting in Kaduna. His had sought the relief to enable him attend to his fledgling health condition.
The build up to the eventual bail relief had been inundated with series of condemnation and backlash, which were followed by protests and more protests that turned violent resulting in killings and deaths.
The height of the provocative killing was orchestrated on the 22nd of July leaving dozens dead and stirring renewed villifications against the continuous incarceration of the Shia leader. And as if the ill done to both the man and his adherents weren't much, the government, through the easy acquiescence of the law courts-easily passed off as its stooge, slammed a proscription on the organisation.
The eventual release of the leader of the IMN more than the relief granted the man calls many things to question, one of which is the place of the Islamic republic of Iran, which incidentally is the headquarters of the Shiite religion.
Just few days ago, the Iranian prosecutor general issued a letter to the Nigerian judiciary asking among other things, that their 'captive citizen' be accorded the right which he ought to enjoy as a citizen. To many, the demand was more than meets the eye; it was an ultimatum to be obeyed, having come from Iran.
Just some days later, El-zakzaky is granted that bail, which he had sought for and was granted by a court of competent jurisdiction but which execution was stifled by the overbearing attitude of the Buhari government. Indeed, this unfolding event just keep me wondering. However, it is victory to justice and civil right that Ibrahim El-zakzaky is finally granted his deserving bail.
Mr El-zakzaky was today granted bail by the High court sitting in Kaduna. His had sought the relief to enable him attend to his fledgling health condition.
The build up to the eventual bail relief had been inundated with series of condemnation and backlash, which were followed by protests and more protests that turned violent resulting in killings and deaths.
The height of the provocative killing was orchestrated on the 22nd of July leaving dozens dead and stirring renewed villifications against the continuous incarceration of the Shia leader. And as if the ill done to both the man and his adherents weren't much, the government, through the easy acquiescence of the law courts-easily passed off as its stooge, slammed a proscription on the organisation.
The eventual release of the leader of the IMN more than the relief granted the man calls many things to question, one of which is the place of the Islamic republic of Iran, which incidentally is the headquarters of the Shiite religion.
Just few days ago, the Iranian prosecutor general issued a letter to the Nigerian judiciary asking among other things, that their 'captive citizen' be accorded the right which he ought to enjoy as a citizen. To many, the demand was more than meets the eye; it was an ultimatum to be obeyed, having come from Iran.
Just some days later, El-zakzaky is granted that bail, which he had sought for and was granted by a court of competent jurisdiction but which execution was stifled by the overbearing attitude of the Buhari government. Indeed, this unfolding event just keep me wondering. However, it is victory to justice and civil right that Ibrahim El-zakzaky is finally granted his deserving bail.
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