Simon Ejembi
Two days after the Nigeria Army clashed
with members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, a picture allegedly
showing the leader of the movement, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, after his
arrest has emerged.
The picture, posted on social medial
platform, Twitter by a user ZAHRADEEN A. AHMAD via @ZahradeenAAhmad,
showed an injured El-Zakzaky sitting on the ground with a soldier
standing behind him.
The Shiite leader had been found in
hiding at a residence in Zaria on Monday, according to Sahara Reporters.
The online news platform reported that El-Zakzaky had escaped into
hiding after sustaining injuries in the clash between his sect and the
army.
The report quoted a military source as
saying that the injuries sustained by El-Zakzaky, who was found in a
bunker-like location near his residence, were not life threatening.
The clash on Saturday and Sunday between
the army and the movement was said to have been premeditated by members
of the sect, who allegedly attacked the convoy of the Chief of Army
Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai.
The army said Buratai was attacked on
his way to attend the passing-out parade of the solders at the 73
Regular Recruitment of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Army Depot, Zaria.
The AFP had quoted the IMN spokesperson,
Ibrahim Musa, as saying on Sunday morning that El-Zakzaky had sustained
gunshot wounds after soldiers opened fire on his house and his
followers who tried to protect it.
Sayyid, one of El-Zakzaky’s sons; the
sect’s deputy leader, Sheikh Turi Mohammed, and the spokesman were,
however, reportedly killed later on Sunday.
The General Officer Commanding 1
Mechanized Division of the Nigeria Army, Kaduna, Maj-Gen. Adeniyi
Oyebade, had on Monday, while defending the army’s action, however, said
El-Zakzaky was unhurt and that the sect leader and his wife were in
protective custody.
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