THE Kaduna State Government has filed further charges against the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky under the Treason and Treasonable Offences Act before a Federal High Court.
This comes barely 24 hours after a Kaduna State High Court discharged and acquitted El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat.
The court presided by Justice Gideon Kurada on Wednesday ruled that the charges against El-Zakzaky and Zeenat were not supposed to be filed, as the State Government cannot arraign someone for a crime that was not an offence at the time.
Justice Kurada had found that the charges were filed against El-Zakzaky and his wife in 2018 pursuant to the Penal Law enacted by the state government in 2017 over an alleged offence committed in 2015.
However, the state government yesterday said it was not in agreement with the reasoning and conclusion of Justice Kurada.
The lead Prosecution Counsel, Dari Bayero, said that there was no doubt that the government would appeal the case.
Dari Bayero said, “We are going to appeal, there is no doubt about it, in fact, we have obtained the court judgement because we are not in agreement with my Lord’s reasoning and conclusion, it is not in consonance with the facts on ground.”
It was gathered that the IMN leader and his wife have been flown to Abuja where they would have access to medical services.
