From prison, El-Zakzaky distributes materials to followers for Ramadan

The detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has distributed foodstuffs to his followers to mark the beginning of the Holy month of Ramadan.

The food items worth millions of Naira which include bags of sugar, rice, wheat, and sorghum were distributed on his behalf by his brother and disciple, Sheikh Badamasi Ya’qoub.

According to a press release by the Chairman, Free El-Zakzaky campaign committee, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abubakar, El-Zakzaky, in his usual practice, gave the instruction when a section of his family members was allowed a rare visit along with the foreign medical experts that came in to assess his health situation.

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The statement added that the Cleric was not deterred by the persecution he had been subjected to by President Muhammadu Buhari.

It read, “It has been Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky’s practice to share food items to the poor and the needy and that has continued even after the Buhari-led government killed over a thousand of his supporters including his sons and hurled him and the wife in illegal detention having grievously wounded them and refused to comply with the judgement of the Federal High Court that declared their detention as a breach of their fundamental rights.”

It added that the cleric sends his best wishes to Muslims all over the world in Ramadan and assures them of his prayers throughout the Islamic fasting season.

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