The Islamic Movement of Nigeria has claimed its detained leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-ZakZaky, is going blind.
The IMN claimed the doctor attending to El-Zakzaky has passed the message to the authorities, warning: “He could go blind if not given the proper medical attention he deserves without further delay.”
The IMN in a statement on Monday said: “The way and manner in which the federal government has been handling the health of the fatally injured Sheikh Zakzaky for the past 13 months leaves much to be desired.”
According to the IMN, El-ZakZaky has been denied access to his own doctor, alleging that with the way government has treated him, government wants him to die, adding: “Thus far, the government has decided to play deaf, dumb and blind, as if all is well.”
The IMN appealed to Nigerians to join them in mounting pressure on government to release him in compliance with court order and to enable him attend to his health.
The IMN also called on Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to obey Court order and free El-Zakzaky.
The Shiite leader and his wife were arrested in Kaduna in December 2015 in the wake of the clash between his followers and the Nigerian military.
The military authorities claimed the Shiite followers wanted to assassinate Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, which prompted soldiers to open fire on them. No fewer than 200 Shiite members were killed.
The clash had been a subject of at least two probe panels, those of the National Human Rights Commission and the Kaduna State Government.
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