The daily peaceful protest calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria was staged today Wednesday the 20/2/2019, staged earlier in the city of Abuja, federal capital territory, by thousands of brothers and sisters.
The protest marched peacefully chanting slogans for the demand of immediate release of the leader, his wife and several others in illegal detention.
It would be recalled that, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky had been in illegal detention for more than 3 years now, after Nigerian Army attack on Sheikh Zakzaky’s house and Hussainiyyah, centre for religious gathering of the Movement, killed more than 1000 innocent members, buried more than 360 corpses in one grave to cover their unforgettable atrocity.
This is in addition to demolishing of all other religious buildings belonging to the Movement, graves of martyrs were also mercilessly exhumed, the Sheikh’s house was burnt by the Army and finally razed down by the aggressive government.
You can see the pictures of the protests below