THE Judicial Commission of inquiry constituted by the Kaduna State
government to look into the clashes between the Nigeria Army and the
Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) also known as the Shi’ite, has failed
to take the memorandum of the army as promised in the last adjournment.
It will be recalled that the panel had, last week, ordered the counsel to the Shiite to presents its memorandum on or before Monday, March 21, 2016, while assuring that the commission would commence its proceedings in earnest, by collecting the memorandum submitted by the Nigeria Army on the said date.
The panel failed to keep to its order as it again for the fifth time adjourned its sitting till Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016 for continuation of its proceedings.
The reason for the adjournment according to the chairman of the commission, Justice Muhammadu Garba Lawal, was to give the counsel to the IMN another final opportunity to have access to their leader Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.
“The commission has considered the unexpected application by the counsel to the commission for yet another adjournment to enable counsel to the IMN have access to their leader.
“The inability of the counsel to the IMN to see the leader of the movement is the reason for the adjournment, now with the strong indication of the possibility of seeing him on Monday it is reasonable to grant a short adjournment.
“The commission has granted the application and proceedings adjourned till Wednesday, March 21, 2016 and to also take the presentation from the army,” he stated.
Earlier in his application, one of the leading counsels to the commission, Yunus Ustaz Usman , informed the commission that efforts to have access to the leader of the Islamic Movement is beginning to yield result.
Meanwhile, IMN has filed criminal charges against the Nigerian Army at the International Criminal Court in Hague.
Speaking in at news conference in Kaduna, on Monday, the spokesperson for the movement, Ibrahim Musa said they decided to take legal action because what took place in Zaria in December, was a genocide against their group.
It will be recalled that the panel had, last week, ordered the counsel to the Shiite to presents its memorandum on or before Monday, March 21, 2016, while assuring that the commission would commence its proceedings in earnest, by collecting the memorandum submitted by the Nigeria Army on the said date.
The panel failed to keep to its order as it again for the fifth time adjourned its sitting till Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016 for continuation of its proceedings.
The reason for the adjournment according to the chairman of the commission, Justice Muhammadu Garba Lawal, was to give the counsel to the IMN another final opportunity to have access to their leader Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.
“The commission has considered the unexpected application by the counsel to the commission for yet another adjournment to enable counsel to the IMN have access to their leader.
“The inability of the counsel to the IMN to see the leader of the movement is the reason for the adjournment, now with the strong indication of the possibility of seeing him on Monday it is reasonable to grant a short adjournment.
“The commission has granted the application and proceedings adjourned till Wednesday, March 21, 2016 and to also take the presentation from the army,” he stated.
Earlier in his application, one of the leading counsels to the commission, Yunus Ustaz Usman , informed the commission that efforts to have access to the leader of the Islamic Movement is beginning to yield result.
Meanwhile, IMN has filed criminal charges against the Nigerian Army at the International Criminal Court in Hague.
Speaking in at news conference in Kaduna, on Monday, the spokesperson for the movement, Ibrahim Musa said they decided to take legal action because what took place in Zaria in December, was a genocide against their group.
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