The popular lawyer noted that the continued detention of the Islamic cleric and killing of peaceful Shi’ite protesters by security forces could lead the country into fresh insurgency the nation cannot afford.
“Without any autopsy or identification, the slaughtered Shi’ites were given a mass burial in an unmarked grave in Mango village in Kaduna State. He said the findings of the commission revealed that 347 Shi’ites were massacred by the Army in violation of the Army Rules of Engagement and the Geneva Conventions.
“It was also revealed at the panel that 347 Shi’ites were massacred by the army in violations of the Army Rules of Engagement and the Geneva Conventions. Apart from condemning the brutal killing of the Shi’ites, the judicial commission recommended that the culprits would be prosecuted. “Meanwhile, the suit challenging the illegal detention of El-Zakzaky and his wife was decided in their favour by the Federal High Court on December 2, 2016. The presiding judge, Kolawole J. , directed the Federal Government to release the couple from unlawful custody, pay them N50 million reparation and provide them with a temporary house since the Army had burnt down their personal home.
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