Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky In Fresh Trouble

Barely 48-hours after his release, the Kaduna State Government has filed fresh charges against the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.

Justice Gideon Kurada on Wednesday discharged and acquitted El-Zakzaky and his wife, of all charges leveled against them.

According to Kurada, the charges against El-Zakzaky and his wife were not supposed to be filed, saying that the state cannot arraign someone for a crime that was not an offense at the time.

In a ruling that lasted over eight hours, the presiding judge, Justice Gideon Kurada upheld the no-case submission filed by El-Zakzaky and his wife.

Counsel to the state government, Dari Bayero, on Friday disclosed that the Kaduna state government has filed new charges against Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky under the Treason and Treasonable Offences Act before a Federal High Court.

He explained that it was not in agreement with the reasoning and conclusion of Justice Kurada, saying that the government would appeal the case.

According to him, “We are going to appeal, there is no doubt about it we have obtained the court judgment because we are not in agreement with my Lord’s reasoning and conclusion, it does not align with the facts on the ground.”