There is another hurdle for detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim Elzakyzaky, to cross before he can be released as ordered by a court on Monday.
The Kaduna State Government has said it will file an appeal against the decision of the state’s High Court which granted permission to the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, to seek medical trip in New Delhi, India.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Kaduna State, Mr Dari Bayero, confirmed this to The PUNCH on Tuesday.
Bayero said the government would file the appeal against the decision of the court along with “terms of agreement” for the cleric’s planned foreign trip.
He said, “We are filing an appeal against the decision tomorrow (Wednesday).
“We are also filing along with it terms of agreement on the trip.”
However, El-Zakzaky’s lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), told our correspondent on Tuesday that he was not aware of any terms of agreement to be filed after the “clear and unambiguous” ruling of the court permitting his clients to embark on the foreign medical trip.
Falana said he would go by the announcement by the DSS to comply fully with the order of the court.
He said, “I am not aware of any terms of agreement. The court’s ruling, which was essentially meant to save the lives of the applicants (El-Zakzaky and his wife), is clear and unambiguous.
“The authority, the State Security Service, which is keeping the custody of the applicants, has signified its intention to comply fully with the court order.
“That is where we stand and it is in line with the rule of law.
“If they are not satisfied with the court’s order they know what to do.”
