A Kaduna State High Court has ordered that the
leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, and
his wife, Zeenat, be transferred to the Correctional Centre in Kaduna.
The duo had been in custody of the Department of
State Services (DSS) since their arrest in December 2015 when IMN members
clashed with the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna State.
The presiding judge, Justice Gideon Kurada, made
the order on Thursday when the case came up for mention.
He said their transfer from the custody of the DSS
to the Correctional Centre is to ensure
that their lawyers and doctors have easy access to them.
The judge adjourned the case to February 6, 2020, for
the commencement of trial.
Zakzaky and his wife are being prosecuted by the
state government for alleged culpable homicide, unlawful assembly and
disruption of the public peace among other charges.
On August the 5, 2019, the court granted the IMN
leader and his wife leave of absence to travel to India for medical treatment.
However, upon arrival in India, the treatment was
botched following disagreement between Zakzaky and the Nigerian Government, and
had to return home.
There was heavy security around the court as armed
policemen and soldiers blocked all roads around the vicinity of the state high
court complex.
As usual, journalists were prevented from entering
the court premises.
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