At the HRC today, armed policemen stationed in the area prevented the protesters from getting too close to the gate of the commission.
A lecturer of Criminology at Bayero University, Dr. Memuna Useni, who spoke on behalf of the group, expressed displeasure over the flagrant disobedience of the rule of law by the government despite the court order by Justice Gabriel Kolawole which directed the immediate and unconditional release of El-Zakzaky from detention.
She noted that the security agents have been holding the spiritual leader and his wife illegally despite his deteriorating health.
She accused some people in the government who are abusing their power and supporting the violation of fundamental human rights, in effect subjecting the nation to the laws of the jungle.
Dr. Useni expressed regret that hundreds of children have been orphaned and wives and husbands widowed, while others are languishing in illegal detention.
"On this basis, the sister's forum hereby calls on the Human Rights Commission in Nigeria and worldwide to actively facilitate the immediate release of Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky,” she said. “He is an icon of justice and we will continue to be a role model to all those human being who believe in human justice, morality and inter religious tolerance.”
The group also appealed to Nigerians and the international community to prevail on the Federal Government to release unconditionally and without delay, the IMN leader and his wife, as well as other members of the group being held.
The Shi’ite members have embarked on a series of protests to press home their demands.
The group had accused the Nigerian Army of committing a massacre in Zaria, choosing not to investigate the genocide and allowing the perpetrators of the act to walk free.
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