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| Whereabouts of Nigeria's Sheikh Zakzaky unknown |
| 2018-05-20 |
| [PRESSTV] The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has said that the whereabouts of its leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky is unknown several days after he was arraigned before the state High Court. The IMN released a statement on Saturday, in which they said phone numbers which the used to contact the Sheikh have all been disconnected. "All the lines of the family members staying with the Sheikh while in detention in Abuja have been switched off," read the statement. "Followers of the Sheikh are deeply concerned with this latest development because those detaining him have never hidden their intention to see to his demise, had it not been for Allah's protection. This was evident right from the December 2015 Zaria massacre by the Army," it added. The statement went on to call on Nigeria’s State Security Service to at least inform the Sheikh’s family about his current location, while stressing that the Nigerian government will be held responsible if anything happens to Zakzaky. Zakzaky’s son also said he had lost contact with his father. "As of this dawn, I would like to inform all those who may be concerned that I have lost all contact with my parents," said his Muhammad. On Tuesday, Zakzaky was transferred to the central state of Kaduna, where he was arraigned before the state High Court along with his wife. |
| Posted by:Fred |