Nobody Wants El-Zakzaky As Neighbour – Lai Mohammed
Sheikh Ibrahim El- Zakzaky[/caption]
Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, has revealed leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El- Zakzaky, is not in detention but in a safe house built for him and his family by Federal Government.
Mohammed, while speaking on Channels Television on Thursday, said the Islamic leader is being kept away from the public glare because “nobody wants to accept him as a neighbour”.
The minister further denied that the President Muhammadu Buhari`s government was disobeying an order from the court to release the Islamic leader.
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He said: “There is a lot of deliberate misunderstanding on El-Zakzaky’s issue.
“If a judgment is given and that judgment is appealed, you cannot accuse the government of violating a court order if the appeal has not been decided.
“Also, in the case of El-Zakzaky, how many Nigerians know that El Zakzaky is actually not in prison custody nor police custody nor DSS custody? El-Zakzaky is in a house with his family, this is the honest truth.
“The court ruled that he will be released after his house has been rebuilt. Nobody wants to accept El-Zakzaky as a neighbor. So we have been able to build a house, where do we release him to.”
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Speaking on President Buhari`s absence, Mohammed said, “The acting president is daily in touch with Mr. President so I am very confident that Mr. President is in the full know of what the acting president is doing,” he added.
“And there is so much trust between the acting president and the president; I don’t think that should be an area of concern at all.”
“The president made it clear when he was leaving that the length of his stay will be determined by his doctors.”
He added that “the wife came back last week and said the president is recovering very fast… I think that is the best we can say now”.
