Lawmakers at the House of Representatives has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to release El-Zakzaky, the detained leader of Shiite Islamic group.

Mr El-Zakzaky has been in detention since members of his Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) clashed with personnel of the Nigerian Army in 2015.

The bloody clash led to the arrest of the cleric alongside his spouse. They were arraigned and granted bail by different competent courts but the federal government has refused to obey the decision of the judiciary citing national security as its reason.



Members of the group which have severally protested and demanded the release of their leader stormed the national assembly in protest on Tuesday and clashed with security operatives at the legislative arm of government.

It later turned bloody with members of the islamic group gunning down policemen attached to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) while attempting to gain entrance into the lawmaking arm.

During plenary on Wednesday, several lawmakers urged the federal government headed by Mr Buhari to release the detained leader of the group and prevent the formation of another terrorist group in the country.

“If the court has given an order for the release of the man, we should call on the government to release him. The discourse should not be on the invasion of the national assembly alone,” Onofiok Luke from Akwa Ibom State said while contributing to the motion raised by the minority leader, Ndudi Elumelu, calling for the probe of the Tuesday incident.

“I want to urge the federal government to look into the matter of the leader of this movement and allow the rule of law to take its course, to ensure that Boko Haram is not replicated in Shiites movement,” Bamidele Salam, from Osun State who described the detention of the cleric as injustice, said.

“The government should release him and ensure surveillance, with enough security operatives to monitor his activities,” Simon Davou from Plateau state added.

Source: https://todaypoliticsng.com/release-el-zakzaky-to-prevent-another-boko-haram-reps-advise-buhari/

This is just Sunni v. Shia fight. If not, I see no reason why they shouldn't release the man, come to an understanding that each time they want to process (Immediate cause of the issue), government will provide both police and FRSC don't coordinate the procession. Catholics process during feast of Christ the King, I haven't seen them block the road. If he now refuses the police and FRSC protection during the procession, we will now know they are really looking for trouble and government can give them the trouble in 10 folds.

No make him hold them ,when dem stat to dey bomb everywhere dem go budget billiöns wey dem go take fight dem

That is what we have been telling the Ruga terrorist,but his zombies here thinks otherwise. Stupid miscreants!

Why are they holding this man and What if he dies in custody?

Sai Buhari

Maybe the Pope and high ranking Islamic clerics from Saudi Arabia should come together and decide on removing parts of the bible or Quran that instruct people to kill in the name of God or Allah. They should remove any parts of the bible or Quran that says idol worshippers or members of other religions will not make heaven. Religion in the 21st century should be non judgemental. It may take time, possibly 5 generations before the old information has been completely removed, but only then will true peace be formed between Christians and muslims.

Nice

Where MURIC Dey Sef, I Thought They're Fighting For Muslim Rights? Abi Shiites No Be Muslims?

So if U offend them they turn to killing machine..

I so much love this people..

The Aboki nor go listen

Everything under this government is like things fall apart.

Buhari want to frustrate them till he will declare them terrorist and be looting in billions through it, purchasing of imagery aircraft and ammunitions or is it when the shiites kidnap christian secondary sch girls in exchange for Elzhaky before Buhari will release him as directed by court?

Is he still alive ?

The chief sponsor of terrorist in Nigeria will never listen. Cow!

DogmaNation:
That is what we have been telling the Ruga terrorist,but his zombies here thinks otherwise. Stupid miscreants!

The Ruga mofo will Live to regret all his wickedness towards Nigerians

the satanic /redundant coupist has got ear infection!

he can't hear you!.... the shithole is fast heading south!

Amuocha:
Sai the Dullard and clueless Buhari

That man must not be released. His followers has shown the stuff they are made of. The only condition for his release is making a swap of the ragamufinss that gunned down the police officers at the complex.
The same people championing this man's release will be the ones saying Buhari is clueless for taking such a nasty decision.

The federal government is just taking unecessary risk.
The man is old already and could die of natural causes but if that should happen with him in detention, then the government should prepare to confront two separate terrorist groups.
like their spokesperson said then, they already have courage as they were facing army with stones and weren't fazed after killing many of them repeatedly for many days.
The army couldn't face them if they pick up real arms.

Baba Ruga should release that Elzakzaky. If that man dies in detention, many lives will go down.

Those shiite guys are mean

A member of that sect, must be in NASS and asked those peace disturbance fanatics to stage that protest

Looking at the barbaric manner the Army killed the 3 sons of this man, killed over 700 of his followers though they beat down the figure to 350 makes me hate the Army. Infact I rejoice when they BH kill them especially soldiers whose hands are soaked with the blood of unarmed cotoens they should protect.
If service to fatherland means wasting lives of the citizens of the fatherland then Bleep it.
If we have learnt from history, we should have acted differently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkc8SqcWKfc

We don't negotiate with terrorists

SUCKCESSFUL:
Where Muric Dey Sef, I Thought They're Fighting For Muslim Rights? Abi Shites No Be Muslims?

No you can't see them now.. they only fight for hijab