Release El-ZakZaky, Reps Tells Buhari

Release El-ZakZaky, Reps Tells Buhari



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Release El-Zakzaky Now, Reps Tell Buhari

Members of the House of Representatives, Wednesday, charged the Buhari led federal government to as a matter of urgency release the detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.

His supporters were accused of blocking a major road that was to be used by the army chief Tukur Buratai.

However, despite several courts granting him bail, the government has insisted on detaining him.

In view of that therefore, his followers have embark on several protests, demanding his immediate release.

The group latest protest took another dimension Tuesday as they were accused of shooting and injuring security officials who held them back from entering NASS premises.

They were equally accused of damaging vehicles at the National Assembly environment.

In order to prevent such reoccurrence at the National Assembly, the minority leader, Mr Ndudi Elumelu, filed a motion calling on his colleagues to investigate the matter and ensure adequate security measures are in place at the legislative chamber.

Some of his colleagues, who supported his motion, argued that the circumstances surrounding the matter are similar to what led to the emergence of the Boko Haram terrorists group.

"If the court has given an order for the release of the man, we should call on the government to release him.

The discourse should not be on the invasion of the national assembly alone", said Onofiok Luke from Akwa Ibom.

Supporting Onofiok, Mr Bamidele Salam from Osun state said El-Zakzaky's continued detention is injustice and "injustice to one is injustice to all."

His words, "I want to urge the federal government to look into the matter of the leader of this movement and allow the rule of law to take its course.

"If we are able to secure the national assembly, what happens to the man and woman in the market elsewhere?".

Simon Davou from Plateau state said rather than detain el-Zakzaky against court orders, the government should release him and ensure surveillance, with enough security operatives to monitor his activities."

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