The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has said that the Federal
Government attempted to kill its leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, while in
India through its stringent security arrangement.
The group said
this in a statement on Friday on the return of El-Zakzaky to Nigeria
after his botched trip to India for medical treatment, Igbere TV
reports.
“The interference of the government raised suspicion
that it was planning to kill the Sheikh in India using its international
connections,” the statement said.
“He insisted that if he would
not be allowed to see the doctors that brought him to India he would
rather come back to Nigeria and seek another destination for his
treatment.
“This became clear because of the government’s stance
insisting on other doctors than the ones that he was in India to meet.
They finally decided to bring him back for refusing to succumb to be
treated by their chosen doctors.”
The statement continued: “It is
worth noting that the Kaduna high court allowed the Sheikh to go to
India with the government only supervising, instead the federal
government presented him to the Indian government as a dangerous suspect
with an unknown ailment coming to India and demanded stringent security
placed on him. There was even a report that the security agents in
India subjected him to physical assault.
“It is glaringly clear
that the Nigerian government had an ULTERIOR MOTIVE it was nursing using
its connections in India when it violated court order and interfered
with the procedures of the Sheikh’s treatment. This can also be deduced
from the way the security agents whisked him away to unknown destination
after arrival at Abuja International airport, without allowing him to
have audience with the journalists that were waiting for his arrival.”
El-Zakzaky
and his wife, Zeenah, returned to the country around noon on Friday and
landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
They were immediately taken into custody by the Department of State Services (DSS).
The IMN condemned the act, calling on the DSS to publicly declare where El-Zakzaky is being held.
The
group added that it would “continue its struggle to ensure that our
leader gets the appropriate medical treatment he deserves as ordered by
the Kaduna High court.”
{Naijafinix.com}
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