Shiite Leader Zakzaky, Wife Will Transfer to Kaduna Prison

A High Court in Nigeria's Kaduna State has ordered that the leader of the Islamic movement Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife Zeenat, be transferred to a prison facility in the state to allow them easy access to their doctors and lawyers. The couple have been in detention since 2015.

 

Shi'a members demanding the release of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky in Abuja (file photo).

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