Ibrahim El-Zakzaky
The Kaduna State authorities has arraigned the chief of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) often known as Shiites, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky earlier than a state High Court.
El-Zakzaky and his spouse are being arraigned on eight counts of alleged culpable murder, illegal meeting, disturbance of public peace, amongst others.
They had been delivered to the court docket on Tuesday from Abuja, in two black SUVs amid tight safety.
At the beginning of listening to, the defence counsel, Maxwell Kyon, made an oral utility for the couple on grounds that they'd been in detention for over two years with out trial.
Justice Kurada, nonetheless, refused the oral utility made by Kyon and instructed him to reasonably file a written utility which will likely be heard earlier than or on the subsequent adjourned date.
The presiding decide adjourned the case until June 21, 2018.
El-Zakzaky and his spouse have till now been held in jail with out trial since his arrest by the Nigerian authorities in December 2015.