Falana petitions Osinbajo over continued detention of Elzakzaky
http://ift.tt/eA8V8J L agos lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, has petitioned the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, over the continued detention of leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, Sheikh Ibraheem Elzakzaky, and his wife, Zeinab, despite court orders, saying they should be released. In the petition, entitled, ‘’Request for the release of Sheikh Ibraheem Elzakzaky and his wife from illegal detention,’’ Falana said: ‘’We are Solicitors to Sheikh Ibraheem Elzakzaky and his wife, Hajia Zeinab Elzakzaky who are currently detained illegally in an undisclosed detention dungeon at Abuja by the State Security Service. ‘’On behalf of our clients we are compelled to draw Your Excellency’s attention to the following facts. On December 12, 2015 the Nigerian Army unleashed unmitigated violence on the Shia Community in Zaria, Kaduna State under the pretext that there was a plot to assassinate the Chief of Army Staff, General Yussuf ...