El-Zakzaky will be prosecuted for His Crimes-Gov. Nasir El-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufia, has said that Sheikh El-Zakzaky, the leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) will pay for crimes he may have committed.

While addressing journalists on Saturday in Kaduna after Northern Governors, under the aegis of Northern States Governors’ Forum, NSGF, Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai, revealed that Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, would be prosecuted for crimes he may have committed.

Gov. El-Rufai said, “The leader of the movement is in custody, he will be prosecuted for any crimes that he may have committed. But that is the decision for the federal authorities. There are state and federal crimes.

There is a government and a constitution and we are resolved to follow the constitution and due process,” he stated.

This disclosure is coming on the heels of a clash between followers of El-Zakzaky and the military in Zaria.

It can be recalled that a recent clash had occurred between the convoy of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, and followers of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria who were said to have condoned off the highway during their annual procession.

The barricade and subsequent raid on the residence of El-Zakzaky reportedly led to the death of some of the latter’s followers, including his son. Following the incident, the military immediately issued a press statement alleging that members of the sect wanted to assassinate Buratai.