ABUJA – The federal government of Nigeria has claimed that the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibraheem El-zakzaky and his wife, acted provocatively in India during their medical trip.
El-zakzaky’s spouse while in India accused the Nigerian securities of killing her children, a statement by the federal ministry of information and culture, says.
The government however insisted that the allegation was aimed to “winning international sympathy as well as disparaging the Nigerian government.”
El-zakzaky was returned to Nigeria after he protested that the condition of the hospital he was admitted to in India was worse than the detention he was held, back in Nigeria.
The government’s statement issued on August 16th, and signed by Grace Isu Gekpe, Permanent Secretary of the ministry says “acts of misconduct exhibited by El-zakzaky necessitated his repatriation.”
“With total disrespect and complete loss of decorum for international procedures while in India, he initiated contacts with a team of lawyers led by Ali Zia Kabir Chaudary and Gunjan Singh in that country.”
“He also contacted some Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), such as the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) and other Shiite groups. His aim was to seek asylum and eventually relocate to another country.”
The statement stressed that El-Zakzaky’s actions in India demonstrated malicious intents capable of embarrassing the governments of Nigeria and India.
“Among other demands, El-zakzaky demanded to be relocated to a 5-Star hotel to receive visitors instead of being admitted in the hospital as a sick person”, the statement adds.