
PRESS RELEASE – NIGERIA: Sheikh Qaseem Umar killed by Nigeria Police
IHRC demands justice for his death as well as for all those who have suffered in the wake of the massacre in Zaria in 2015

IHRC demands justice for his death as well as for all those who have suffered in the wake of the massacre in Zaria in 2015

Update on continuous peaceful protests and sit outs in Abuja and the renewed efforts of Nigerian authorities to label the Islamic Movement of Nigeria as violent and terrorist in a bid to swing public opinion and restrain the growing momentum of the peaceful #FreeZakzaky campaign.

The regime has remained virtually silent about Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel

Update on last week events including protests and daily sit out in Abuja and Nigerian Govt’s attempts to legitimise unconstitutional detention of Sheikh Zakzaky.

In the letter to the High Commissioner George Adesola Oguntade, IHRC urges him to allow the sheikh to travel abroad to receive specialist care.

This matter has now dragged on for two years and has become a major blemish on Nigeria’s good name in the international arena

The move came as judges sat to hear a government appeal against a court order made over a year ago that Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife be released.

IHRC finds it scandalous that instead of upholding the rule of law the Nigerian government is actually subverting it by continuing to hold the Zakzakys in defiance of the release order




