The move came as judges sat to hear a government appeal against a court order made over a year ago that Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife be released.
IHRC finds it scandalous that instead of upholding the rule of law the Nigerian government is actually subverting it by continuing to hold the Zakzakys in defiance of the release order
IHRC finds it scandalous that instead of upholding the rule of law the Nigerian government is actually subverting it by continuing to hold the Zakzakys in defiance of the release order
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Photographs from the scene show protestors carrying away the bloodied bodies of the victims
Photographs from the scene show protestors carrying away the bloodied bodies of the victims
Among the wounded was Mallam Qasimu Umar, the IMN representative for Sokoto state
Among the wounded was Mallam Qasimu Umar, the IMN representative for Sokoto state
In the last few days, Shaykh Zakzaky’s health has deteriorated rapidly, and he has been given access to his own doctor who suspects he has had a stroke
