An Abuja Federal High Court, has directed the Inspector
General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF,
and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and the Director of the
Department of State Services, DSS, Lawal Daura to obey its order granting
release to the leader of Shi’ite movement, Ibraheem Zakzaky and his wife,
Malama Zeenat or face jail terms.
El-Zakzaky has been in detention since December 2015, after
members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, also known as Shi’ite clashed
with the Army in Zaria, Kaduna State.
In December 2016, the court ordered the DSS to free
El-Zakzaky and his wife but the Shi’ite leader has continued to languish in
custody.
The court had also ordered a compensation which was to be
paid within 40 days from the day the judgment was delivered.
However, in a notice of consequence of disobedience to court
order, the Federal High court warned the listed officials to release El-Zakzaky
or face contempt of court charges which is liable to jail term.
The notice sent to the trio, reads in part: “Take notice that
unless you obey the direction contained in the order of the Federal High Court
of Justice Abuja, delivered on the 2nd December, 2016, which ordered you to
release the Applicants in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/281/2016 and its sister case Suit
No. FHC/ABJ/CS/282/2016 within forty (40) days, inter alia you will be guilty
of contempt of court and will be liable to be committed to prison.”
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