The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat arrived on Tuesday in India after leaving Nigeria on Monday evening around 6:45 pm for medical check-up aboard Emirate flight flight EK786 at about 6:45 pm en route Dubai to Mumbai, India.
Before his departure, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) the Nigeria Police laid siege to the International wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja from 1:30 pm to about 3:30 pm.
The Shiites leader arrived at the airport at about 3:00 pm via the Kaduna -Abuja rail service into the international wing of the airport.
This is coming after a Kaduna High Court Monday, August 5 finally granted El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat permission to travel out of the country for medical attention.
The Shiites leader and his wife have been in the detention of the Nigeria government since 2015.
El-Zakzky however, is facing an eight-count of culpable homicide, unlawful assembly and disturbance of public peace.
Meanwhile, a state high court ordered their release in 2015, the government kept the Shiites leader in detention because he is ‘a threat to national security’.
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