[All Africa] Detained leader of Nigeria's Shiite group, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky,| ...former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Nigeria, he converted to Shi'ism after a visit to Iran, and now is a fiery Iranian sockpuppet... |
| How better to express one’s religious faith than by murderously riot in the streets? |
The government claims he is held in a "protective custody", but his supporters have in the last two weeks intensified protests demanding his freedom.
In what appears to be a response to the protests, the Kaduna state government slammed a fresh eight-count charge on the Shiite leader, his lawyer, Femi Falana, said Thursday.
The charges include homicide which is punishable by death.
Court papers obtained by PREMIUM TIMES indicate that the charges were filed on April 18.
According to the charge, the alleged offences took place during the December 2015 clash between the IMN and a convoy of Nigeria's army chief, Tukur Buratai.