Another Massive “Free Zakzaky” Rally Held in Nigerian Capital (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hundreds of Nigerian Muslims staged another rally in the capital Abuja to condemn violent crackdown against Shiite Muslims in Nigeria and the arrest of prominent Nigerian cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.
A video posted on social media by tweeter activists show large group of people staging massive rallies in the streets Abuja to express their support for the leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and denounce his long-time detention by the government and asking for his release.
Zakzaky has been imprisoned at an unknown location without charge since he was detained by security forces in 2015 after the Nigerian army carried out a raid on his residence in the northern town of Zaria during which he lost his left eyesight, then made his first public appearance in January.
