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By Ibrahim Usman
Recently, Leader of the Islamic Movement His Eminence Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky had addressed the UN Human Rights Commission via skype throught the intervention of the Islamic Human Rights Commission, over the International Quds Day killings in Zaria, Nigeria. Several world media published and posted the story. Here are some of the published stories documented:
WEEKLY TRUST
Zaria killings: El-Zakzaky drags FG before UN
 Thirty-five members of the group, including three of the prominent cleric’s sons, were shot dead in July by soldiers during the group’s procession in Zaria, Kaduna State, to mark the annual International Quds Day. A statement yesterday by one of its leaders, Ibrahim Usman, said their presentation before the world body was facilitated by the fact-finding team of the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC). The statement said the presentation to the UN commission was made through Skype because El-Zakzaky and another witness were denied visa to personally attend the special session of the UNHRC. The three sons - Mahmud was a student of Almustapha University, Beirut; Ahmad a Chemical Engineering student of Shenyang University, China and Hamid an Aeronautical Engineering student of Xiang University, also in China. El-Zakzaky said a fourth son, Ali, was shot in the leg and is currently being treated in hospital. The group said it was not satisfied with the way the matter was handled by the Nigerian authorities hence it decided to take it to the UNHRC. After the shooting, President Goodluck Jonathan reportedly called El- Zakzaky to express his condolences and appeal for calm, but the cleric turned down the appeal, asking for justice. follow us on facebook: click here |
Monday, 22 September 2014
World media on Sheikh Zakzaky's address to UN Human Rights Commission
Thursday, 18 September 2014
Sheikh Murtala Abul Fathi Condoles S Zakzaky.
Sheikh
Murtala Abul Fathi from Maiduguri paid condolence visit to the Leader f
the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky in his
residence on Sunday the 14th of September 2014 over the killings of 34 people including 3 sons of Sheikh Zakzaky by the Nigerian soldiers.
The previous day, Sheikh Dawud Onyagwucha from Owerri paid condolence visit to the Leader too.
Tuesday, 16 September 2014
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Court orders for the release of Mal Qasim, 112 others
The
High Court in Sokoto, presided by Judge Bello Duwala and Judge Danlami
Sabo ordered for the immedidate release of Mallam Kasim Umar and 112
others following a complain lodged before the Court by Counsel to
Mallam Kasim and other Muslims in detention.
The
Counsel to Kasim accused the Court of Injustice on its earler judement
in which it passed Judgement on Mallam Kasim and 112 others to spend 8
or 11 years in Prsion. Even if the accused are found guilty of 6 count
charges, they are not ssupposed to spend 3 years in prision for the fact
that each of the charges carries 6 month imprisonment, the Counsel
explained.
The Counsel presented eleven more complaints to the Court over its previous Judgement.
Base on the complaints lodged by the Counsel to the accused, the court, on Monday the 23rd
of September, 2013, ordered for the immediate release of Mallam Kasim
Umar and 112 who have already spent 6 years in various prisons accross
the country. The court further expressed that the accused were supposed
to have been released 3 years ago, based on the charges against them.
The court therefore ordered for their unconditional release.
As
the court now prepares to send document to variuos prisons on the
latest judgement, what remains now is to wait and see weather the Court
order would be implemented or not.
Muslim
Brothers of the Islamic Movement in Sokoto were arrested after the
killing of one Umar Danmaishiyya by yet to be identified assassins in
2007, which many believed to be carried out by Government’s agents for
his effort to stop what the Governor called the spread of Shiism in the
state. Some brothers were killed by hoodlums sponsored by Governor
Wammako while their properties worth Millions of Naira were destroyed.However, No evidence could be established linking the killing of Danmaishiyya to Islamic Movement, which made the court to dropped murder charges in early 2007 against the members. But, yet for unknown reasons, the Judge, after delay tactics, passed eight year imprisonment against members for charges mentioned above which were not proved beyond reasonable doubt as provided by the law.
In
a Judgment delivered in the early morning of Tuesday the 27th may 2008,
by Muhammadu Mustapha Balle of the Upper Sharia Court I in Sokoto,
Mallam kasimu Umar and 112 others were sentenced to eight years
imprisonment.
The charges include unlawful assembly while armed with deadly weapons, inciting the public, obstructing public servant from discharging his duties, constituting public nuisance, resisting arrest and insulting or exciting. However people say that these are baseless charges against the peaceful member of Islamic Movement in Sokoto who have been conducting their activities peacefully for over 20 years.
The charges include unlawful assembly while armed with deadly weapons, inciting the public, obstructing public servant from discharging his duties, constituting public nuisance, resisting arrest and insulting or exciting. However people say that these are baseless charges against the peaceful member of Islamic Movement in Sokoto who have been conducting their activities peacefully for over 20 years.
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