El-Zakzaky: N3.5m Not For Feeding Alone – El- Rufai

The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El- Rufai, has reacted to claim by Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed that N3.5m is spent monthly to feed the detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky.

Speaking on how the federal government spends the sum, El-Rufai said the money was not on feeding of the Shi’ite leader alone, but on everything related to his protective custody.

He said El-Zakzaky is guarded by a detachment of soldiers and DSS operatives who live in the place he is being kept and who is maintained by the state government.

“The N3.5 million monthly feeding on El-Zakzaky is not only about his food, but other expenses on security men attached to him. The security men are permanently stationed with him, they surrounded where he is kept,” el-Rufai said.

“He is in custody because he is facing murder charge which is not bailable, among other charges. El-Zakzaky

“As a government, we decided to proscribe Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) of which El-Zakzaky is the president because it is not registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). So any procession in the name of IMN is illegal, as far as Kaduna State government is concerned.”