Zakzaky vs Police: Court adjourns to September 20 Published on July 14, 2016

Zakzaky vs Police: Court adjourns to September 20

Published on July 14, 2016

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The case between Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and the police slated for hearing today at the Federal High Court in Abuja has further been shifted to 20 September.Also joined as defendants in the suit were the Attorney-General of the Federation and the state security service, SSS
Addressing the court, the judge, Justice Kolwale said he fixed today for hearing based on an earlier assumption that the legal year vacation will commence on 15 July but was later changed to 11 July.
Counsel to Sheikh Zakzaky, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, asked for a date to be fixed for hearing within the vacation period to which the judge declined saying he could only fix a date with the consent of both parties in the case and the defence counsel is absent.
Responding to questions from newsmen after the session, Falana stated that there is no such thing as out of court settlement and called for the immediate and unconditional release of his client.
He stated that his client was attacked by the Army in his residence, ”they killed three of his sons, shot him and his wife severally, burned down his house and took him away,” asking what is there to be settled?
A similar procedure was adopted for the case involving the wife of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Malama Zeenat Ibrahim versus the same defendants for which the same date was fixed for hearing.