Supporters march with a banner to press for the release of Nigerian Shiite Muslim cleric Ibrahim Zakzaky on May 14, 2018 in Abuja. AFP PHOTO / PHILIP OJISUA
A pro-Iranian cleric who has been in Nigerian custody since 2015 after clashes between troops and his followers made a rare public appearance in court on Tuesday to face criminal charges.
Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife were brought from Nigeria’s capital of Abuja to the Kaduna State High Court to face charges including culpable homicide and unlawful assembly.
It is only the second time the leader of the Shiite Muslim Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has been seen in public after being taken into custody.
Despite court orders that he should be freed, Zakzaky has been detained since December 2015 when the bloody clashes broke out…
Read More…..Guardian Newspapers
