The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai says the leader of the
Shiite group, Sheik Ibrahim Zakzaky who was earlier arrested by the
military, is no longer in their custody as he has been handed over to
the appropriate authorities for prosecution. Buratai said this when he
received a delegation from the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic
Affairs (NSCIA) at the Army Headquarters, Abuja today.
“As a responsible and law abiding organization, we will do all that we
can to always safeguard lives and property. As for the whereabouts of
the Shi’ite leader, he is not in our custody; he has been handed over to
the appropriate authorities for prosecution because we don’t prosecute.
What happened was avoidable and unfortunate, we followed the rules of
engagement as enshrined in the constitution but what happened still
happened,” he said.
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