
Nigeria: Charges against Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky dismissed
A court in Nigeria has dismissed charges of inciting violence and unlawful assembly against Islamic Movement of Nigeria Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife.
A court in Nigeria has dismissed charges of inciting violence and unlawful assembly against Islamic Movement of Nigeria Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and his wife. Their arrests had followed deadly violence in Zaria, Kaduna State, between IMN followers and the police.
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(Photo: A protest in support of Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky in Abuja; Credit: Getty Images)
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