The leader of the the Shi’ite group, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, has been granted bail by the federal high court in Abuja.
The court ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to release leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), as well as members of his family.
Zakzaky has been in DSS custody since December 2015 when IMN members, also known as Shi’ites, clashed with Nigerian army in Zaria, Kaduna state.
The DSS said that the Shi’ia leader was being held for his own protection.
Mr. El-Zakzaky approached the court to demand his release, months after he was arrested without being charged to Court.
He asked the Court to declare that his arrest and continued detention violated his fundamental rights.
His lawyer, Femi Falana, said the court should declare that the continued detention of his client without charging him, was unlawful
Now that their leader has been released; hope their won’t be any clash with Nigerian
army again.