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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 Secretary in the Kaduna State Ministry of Justice, confirmed to  newsmen shortly after the trial which last...

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 prosecution and then we have one more witness that we are unable to bring before the court today so the mat...

  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 to testify in today’s sitting. Elzakzaky and his wife are standing trial on an eight-count charge...

  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 one more witness at the next adjourned date, after which he will close his case. Umar said that the p...

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 11 am to 5:15 pm. Umar said that the prosecution had so far presented 14 witnesses before the cou...