Shiites want detained El-Zakzaky, wife moved to hospital over COVID-19
Friday Olokor, Abuja
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria popularly known as Shiites on Friday demanded that their detained leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Malama, be moved from prison to hospital.
They made the call during a press conference in Abuja after reports that El-Zakzaky’s wife tested positive to COVID-19 in the prison.
The President of the Academic Forum of the IMN, Abdullahi Muhammad Musa and another member, Sheikh Muhammad Abbare, during the press conference also claimed that El-Zakzaky has been battling with glaucoma.
Their position was contained in the text of the press conference titled “Sheikh Zakzaky’s wife tests positive for COVID-19; we demand their immediate release.”