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Court adjourns El-Zakzaky’s trial till March 31 Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna The Kaduna State Court on Monday adjourned the trial of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ite, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky; and wife, Zeenat to March 31, 2021 At  the resumed hearing of the trial on Monday, the presiding judge, Justice Gideon Kurada, adjourned  to allow the prosecution to close its case. Chris Umar, leader of the prosecution team and Solicitor General and Permanent Secretar...

The ongoing trial of the Shiite leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim Zakzaky, resumes at the Kaduna State High Court. Prosecutors presented three witnesses and provided new evidence in their case against the embattled religious leader. However, the case was adjourned to the 31st of March 2021. Chris Umar, the solicitor general of Kaduna state, outlined events: "At 11:30 am, we were back to the court and then we continue hearing, three of our witnesses were taken for the prosecu...

  The trial of the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, resumes today at the Kaduna State High Court. The presiding judge, Justice Gideon Kurada had during the last sitting on January 26, adjourned the case to March 8 and 9 after the prosecution counsel, Chris Umar presented two more witnesses before the court. However, only one of the witnesses testified before the court at the last sitting, while the other one is expected...

  A Kaduna State High Court sitting in the state capital has adjourned the trial of the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat to March 31 for the continuation of trial. The presiding Judge, Justice Gideon Kurada adjourned the case on Monday till March 31 to allow the prosecution to close its case. Speaking to reporters after the court sitting that lasted several hours, the prosecuting counsel, Chris Umar, said that he will present o...

A Kaduna State High Court, on Monday, adjourned the secret trial of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, until March 31. Justice Gideon Kurada adjourned the matter after over six hours sitting, to allow the prosecution to close its case. The lead prosecution counsel, Chris Umar, who is also the Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, Kaduna State Ministry of Justice, confirmed this to reporters shortly after the trial that lasted from...

On Monday, a Kaduna State High Court adjourned the “secret trial“ of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat, until March 31. Justice Gideon Kurada adjourned the matter after over six hours sitting to allow the prosecution to close its case. The lead prosecution counsel, Chris Umar, who is also the Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, Kaduna State Ministry of Justice, confirmed this to journalists shortly after the trial that lasted ...

A Kaduna state high court has adjourned the trial of  Ibrahim El- Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) till  March 31...

El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat   The couple have been in detention since their arrest in December 2015 following a bloody clash between the Shiites and soldiers in Zaria, Kaduna State. Speaking to reporters after the court proceedings, counsel to El-Zakzaky says the prosecution is expected to close its case in the next sitting. He also said that the management of the Nigerian Correctional service have been served with the court order for the evacuation of Elzakzaky’s wife to a treatment Cent...

Court adjourns Sheikh El-Zakzaky’s trial until March 8 January 26, 2021 A Kaduna State High Court, on Tuesday, adjourned the trial of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, until March 8 and March 9. The adjournment followed Justice Gideon Kurada’s ruling in an application by the counsel to defendants, Mr Eddie Inegedu, representing Mr Femi Falana, requested for time to preview a video brought to court by two prosecution witnesses. Ineg...

BY EMMANUEL ADO Samuel Peter Aruwan, is today the first ever Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, because of the very deliberate choices as a young man that he had made several years ago, for which he gives credit to his late parents for instilling in him those lessons. The very first fundamental choice Aruwan faced and which he clearly passed with distinction, was the rejection of the siege mentality which has inhibited relationships between most people from Souther...