IMN demands immediate release of El-Zakzaky, Wife from detention over Covid-19 contraction
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has demanded for the immediate release of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenah Ibrahim who has reportedly contracted Covid-19.
According to a statement by IMN spokesperson, Ibrahim Musa on Friday, Zeenah Ibrahim has not been taken to any specialised hospital to receive proper medical care after six days of contracting the virus.
He said given her underlying medical conditions and age, her infection places her at heightened risk of severe illness or death, while on the other hand, Sheikh El-Zakzaky himself suffers from many underlying conditions that put him at high risk of developing life-threatening symptoms should he contract the virus.
He said;
“We all know that COVID-19 requires an immediate response of urgent adherence to medical advice, more so, Malama Zeenah Ibrahim has been denied treatment for acute medical conditions including severe arthritis of the knee for five years now. Yet she is still in Kaduna prison at the moment, yet to be hospitalised, and yet to receive proper health care.
“The couple are due to appear in court on Monday, January 25 to face the charges brought against them by the government. We believe Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife should not be in custody in the first place. A competent court in Abuja freed both of them on December 2, 2016, but the government refused to obey the judgement of the court.
“We call upon the well-meaning Nigerians and the international community to prevail over the Federal and Kaduna State Governments to ensure maximum health care for this patient that is in her 60s and still grieving the extra-judicial killing of her six children.
Musa maintained that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration the Elrufa’i led Kaduna State government should be held responsible if anything bad happens to their leader, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, and his wife.
The federal government should intervene in this matter in order not to allow this people to die like hen.
No matter how the case may be, once the government detected that these people had Corona virus they ought to have given them adequate treatment.
The kaduna state government under the leadership of El-rufai should not allow these people to die in their detention, they should give them proper care.
The kaduna state high court should allow this man and his wife to go for treatment that doesn’t mean they have released them, this is unfair treatment giving to them.
it will be good if they are released cuz they are just held captive without doing anything wrong….
They should release this People ooo
Before something drastic happens to dem