Sheik el-Zakzaky IMN Shiite
leader
Sheik el-Zakzaky IMN Shiite
leader
FG’s N3.5bn Feeding of Zakzaky is False, Fraudulent-
Shiite Group
… He deserves Freedom not lavish feeding
Nigeria’s Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, has fraudulently
claimed that the Buhari regime spends N3.5 million Naira monthly or
N115,000 daily as feeding expenses on the illegally detained leader
of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky. He
made the claim on Wednesday, the same day a Kaduna court denied the
Sheikh bail in a video that has gone viral, while addressing some
journalists.
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria believes that this is part of
the grand deception of this administration to present a “human
face” after it brutally slaughtered more than one thousand innocent
and defenseless civilians in Zaria in December 2015. Let us also
note that his 3 sons who were also in his residence were among
those murdered in cold blood in his presence and buried in mass
graves. The atrocity didn’t just stop at that. His residence was
completely razed and later flattened.
This same government had also told the world through the Federal
High Court in Abuja that the Sheikh didn’t do anything wrong, but
they shot him and the wife and all the atrocities was only to
protect him. The Court was not convinced and so ordered that he
should be set free. The government reneged.
Now they shamelessly lie to the world that they are “good” to
him.
Moreover when some members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria
met the Sheikh early last month, among the things he complained of
is the poor feeding he is facing since transferred to Kaduna six
months ago. Considering his age and failing health he deserves some
special feeding arrangements, but those holding him custody have
denied him that. This clearly shows that some security officers are
looting public funds under the guise of keeping the Sheikh under
‘protective custody’ which a federal high court in Abuja has since
declared illegal under the constitution.
Also the Minister’s claim which he said is ‘off the record’
clearly exposes the corruption in the DSS. This figure could be
true in their records, but they actually use that to loot public
funds in the name of feeding the Sheikh, while in reality the
Sheikh is the one catering for himself and buying all his domestic
needs.
The N115,000 daily feeding claim by the Minister is similar to
the case of Nigerian Prisons where the government claimed they
spend N14,500:00 daily in feeding every individual prisoner in
Nigeria. But a visit to the prison tells you that is all lies. The
prisoner is malnourished and sick apart from living in congestion
with absolutely zero hygiene.
We consider the statement of the Minister of information as an
insult to the personality of our leader Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky. We
advise the Minister to desist from involving the Sheikh in his
unfortunate lies and for once tell Nigerians the actual truth that
the government does not spend such amount on Sheikh Zakzaky.
We reiterate our call for the government to free Sheikh Zakzaky
to enable him seek medical treatment abroad.
SIGNED BY
IBRAHIM MUSA
PRESIDENT MEDIA FORUM OF ISLAMIC MOVEMENT IN NIGERIA