Legal Nigeria

BREAKING: Court frees El-Zakzaky, wife

IMN leader, El-Zakzaky

Segun Adewole

A Kaduna State High Court has ordered the release of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Channels Television reported.

El-Zakzaky was facing charges bordering on culpable homicide, unlawful assembly and disruption of public peace.

His no-case submission was upheld by Justice Gideon who stated that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against the defendants.