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August 14, 2019

Presidency keeps mum on El-Zakzaky allegation

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El-Zakzaky, leader of the Shi’ites group.

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

ABUJA–THE Presidency has kept sealed lips over the allegation by the leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, Sheirkh Ibrahim El-, Zakzaky that the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Indian government connived to change his doctors.

El-Zakzaky, Kaduna, court

El-Zakzaky


The IMN leader claimed that there was a collusion between Nigerian security agents and foreign interests to frustrate their treatment and recovery

But a source in the Presidency who spoke on the condition of anonymity told Vanguard that the Presidency should not be responding to allegations by a banned.

According to the source, “How can the President be responding to a banned group. The man traveled with officials of the Police, DSS and … that is outside there. You should get them to respond to this unfounded allegation.”

India is not a place we can trust, says El-Zakzaky