The location of the arrested Shiite leader and his wife has been revealed after a long period of detention by security operatives following a clash between the Muslim sect and the Nigerian troops in Zaria, Kaduna last year.
Ibraheem El-Zakzaky
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, a Shi’ia group, on Thursday said its leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah, were recuperating from gunshot wounds at an undisclosed location in Abuja, according to Premium Times.
A statement by the group’s spokesman, Ibrahim Musa, said Mr. El-Zakzaky was visited by the contact committee of National Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, NSCIA on Wednesday.
“On Wednesday 13th January, 2016 some members of the contact committee set up by the NSCIA visited Sheikh Ibraheem Yaqoub Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement, who is incarcerated by the federal government since 14th December, 2015.
“According to a member of the committee, Prof. Dahiru Yahya, they met the Sheikh and his wife, Sister Zeenah Ibraheem, in Abuja, and are all recuperating from the bullet wounds they sustained during the army’s attack on the Islamic Movement in Zaria.
“The Islamic movement welcomes this development. It is a step forward in quelling the anxiety of the teeming millions of Muslims and Non-Muslims alike, all over the globe, in knowing at least the whereabouts of the Sheikh and the condition of his health,” Mr. Musa said.
The group however said it was steadfast in its demand for justice and the release of its leader.