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Nigeria to allow Shi'ite leader to seek medical treatment abroad

Published 05/08/2019, 20:51
Updated 05/08/2019, 21:00
Nigeria to allow Shi'ite leader to seek medical treatment abroad

ABUJA, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Nigeria's state security agency
said on Monday that it is working to comply with a court order
to allow a detained Shi'ite Muslim leader to seek medical
treatment abroad.
A judge in the northwestern city of Kaduna ruled earlier on
Monday that Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the banned Islamic
Movement in Nigeria (IMN), and his wife could seek medical
treatment abroad under the supervision of state officials.
Peter Afunanya, a spokesman with the Department of State
Services (DSS), said the group had received the court order
granting Zakzaky permission to travel to India for treatment.
"Consequently, the service is liaising with relevant
stakeholders to ensure compliance," Afunanya said.
Zakzaky has been held since 2015, despite a 2016 court
ruling that said he should be released. [https://reut.rs/2GO3Us5
]
The Nigerian government banned the group in July after a
series of protests calling for Zakzaky's release turned deadly.
IMN said at least 20 of its members were killed in clashes with
police. Police gave no death toll.

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