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The Nigerian judiciary allowed Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zaqzaki to leave for India for treatment with intelligence agents
Sheikh Zakzaki’s deputy and his wife had asked the government to allow them to travel abroad for treatment, he said, adding that the second Sheikh’s eye was threatened after losing his first eye.
In a related context, a senior bishops in Nigeria warned that the actions of the recent Nigerian president against the country’s Shiite minority pose a threat to religious freedom in the country.
Abuja’s archbishop Cardinal John Onyakan said the action against the Shiites in Nigeria was a worrying development. The situation could not be kept calm and allowed to continue. He said the court had ordered the release of Islamic Movement leader Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zaqzaki, but the authorities refused.
