The Mastermind, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who was behind the clash between Nigerian Army and his followers last year, which resulted to many deaths and left uncountable with serious injuries was recently revealed of his whereabout following the riots and accusations of his followers , according to multiple security forces to source Vanguad. Zakzaky is leader of Shi'a Muslims in Nigeria and also of one of the leaders of Islamic Movement of Nigeria.
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It will be recalled that during the
bloody encounter between his followers and the Nigerian Army, many members of the sect were killed, his multi million worth of mansion ruined and the surroundings, many sustained various ranges of injuries with some still on admission at Ahmadu Bello University
Teaching Hospital, Shika near Zaria.
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The clash occurred when members of the sect allegedly blocked the Zaria/Sokoto road and prevented the convoy of the Chief of Army staff from passing through, despite several entreaties.
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Zakzaky allegedly sustained
several gun shot wounds, with some reports claiming that one of his eyes was affected during the encounter.
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Since the clash between the sect and the army, his whereabouts have been shrouded in secrecy until Vanguard exclusively revealed that he was moved from Kaduna to a safe house in Abuja belonging to one of the security services.
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Several security sources who are
knowledgeable in the matter,
however, revealed to Vanguard
yesterday that due to the seriousness of the injuries the leader sustained, he was secretly flown to France by the Nigerian government some weeks ago for treatment before being returned to the country two weeks ago.
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One of the sources said: “It is true that the federal government flew him out of the country for treatment. He was stabilised before he was brought back
to Nigeria. The government did not want to take chances by keeping him in the country. What we did not want are, peat of the incidenct with the late leader of the Boko Haram movement
whose death in custody exacerbated the crisis in the North East.”
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Another source explained that the decision of flying Zakzaky out of the country followed intervention by highly placed Nigerians; including the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, who warned that allowing
the Shi'a leader to die in custody
would have grave implications for the security of the country.
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Spokesman of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim Musa, confirmed to Vanguard that members of the NSCIA committee confirmed to the IMN that their leader was alive, after being treated for gun shot injuries in France and was recuperating in Abuja. READ MORE HERE http://gobirwap.com/finally-the-whereabout-of-shia-leader-ibrahim-zakzaky-has-been-revealed/