Falana begs court to grant El-Zakzaky, wife bail over deteriorating health conditions
…says El-Zakzaky gone blind
Femi Falana, counsel to the detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Ibraheem El-Zakzaky on Tuesday at a court hearing said his client has lost one eye and is in need of urgent attention.
He also said bullets in the body of the equally detained wife of the Islamic cleric were yet to be removed.
The trial of Mr Zakzaky and his wife Zeenatuddeen held briefly Tuesday at a Kaduna high court before it was adjourned to March 25.
Mr Zakzaky is currently facing trial over allegations of unlawful assembly, disruption of public peace and culpable homicide filed against him by Kaduna State government.
The IMN leader has been in detention since December 2015 after his members clashed with the military in Zaria.
The Nigerian government has refused to release him despite several court rulings granting him bail.
Femi Falana, counsel to the detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Ibraheem El-Zakzaky on Tuesday at a court hearing said his client has lost one eye and is in need of urgent attention.
He also said bullets in the body of the equally detained wife of the Islamic cleric were yet to be removed.
The trial of Mr Zakzaky and his wife Zeenatuddeen held briefly Tuesday at a Kaduna high court before it was adjourned to March 25.
Mr Zakzaky is currently facing trial over allegations of unlawful assembly, disruption of public peace and culpable homicide filed against him by Kaduna State government.
The IMN leader has been in detention since December 2015 after his members clashed with the military in Zaria.
The Nigerian government has refused to release him despite several court rulings granting him bail.
