Islamic Movement Accuses Army of Killing Its Member In Detention

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria on Saturday accused the military of shooting one of its detained members to death.

The Shiite sect alleged that one of its own, Abbas Isiyaku was denied medical attention by his captors after being shot.

Ibrahim Musa, Head of Media Forum of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria said yesterday that 13 critically injured members of the sect were still being held at  Kaduna Prison.

His words:
"Many more others, number unknown, are still being held incommunicado at various military barracks and other detention centres without access to medical care. This is inclusive of our leader Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and his wife.

“Many of those that died much earlier, died in similar circumstances, when being shot and wounded, soldiers prevented access to them for prompt medical care even to the Red Cross officials. It is very unfortunate that in our democratic country, the army still detains civilians without proper recourse to the law of the land. We don’t know if Kaduna has already been declared a state under emergency law. If not, why should people arrested by the army still be in army gulags for almost 3 weeks?”

He appealed to civil society organizations and well-meaning Nigerians to prevail on the government to release the members of the sect still in detention, especially those injured in the army clampdown of December 12, 2015.

“Failure to release them will belie the response of the COAS to members of the committee set up by NSCIA, by appreciating the concern of NSCIA in this avoidable incident,” he said.