Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday ordered the release of the leader of the Shi’a Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, Premium Times reports.
El-Zakzaky had approached the court to demand his release, following his detention for months without being charged to Court.
He asked the court to declare that his arrest and continued detention violated his fundamental rights.
Zakzaky’s lawyer, Femi Falana, asked the court to declare the continued detention of his client without charging him unlawful.
While delivering his judgment, Justice Kolawole rejected the submission of the counsel to the Department of State Service (DSS), Tijjani Gazali, that El-Zakzaky was kept in protective custody of the SSS.
He said the decision to hold the Islamic cleric and his wife for their safety was not based on law.
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