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IG’s absence stalls hearing of Shi’ites’ case against Kaduna
THE absence of Inspector General (IG) Ibrahim Idris yesterday stalled the hearing of a suit filed by the Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky-led Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) against Kaduna State government, following its proscription.
El-Rufai’s administration, in October 2016, declared the Zakzaky group as “an unlawful” group.
The IMN filed the suit seeking to overturn the proscription. It joined seven others in the suit as respondents over what it called harassment of its members.
But The Nation learnt that the government has filed fresh 18-count charges against Zakzaky, his wife and two others.
The interlocutory application slated for hearing yesterday could not be heard because the IG had not been served hearing notice and was not represented in court.
The Nation, April 27, 2018
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