Barely 96 hours after landing in New Delhi for
medical treatment, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh
Ibraheem Zakzaky, has discharged himself from the Medenta Hospital and
is now on his way back to Nigeria.
The President, Media Forum of
IMN, Ibrahim Musa, confirmed to our correspondent that El-Zakzaky and
his wife, Zeenat, who were airborne, left New Delhi around 5:00 p.m.
Nigerian time.
Musa in a statement blamed alleged interference by
the Federal Government for the scuttling of the IMN leader’s planned
treatment.
It said, “Following lack of breakthrough in the
impasse that ensued in the treatment in New Delhi of Sheikh Ibraheem
Zakzaky, it is now confirmed that the Sheikh is on his way back to
Abuja.
In a video message sent through his office, the Sheikh
said it was decided that they will be taken to the airport to be flown
back to Nigeria. He has left Delhi by 17:00 Nigerian time. He prayed
that may that be the best option in the circumstances.
The group
added, “The Nigerian government’s interference and scuttling of the
whole process rather than supervision as ordered by the court is the
direct cause of the impasse.”
The government never wanted the
medical leave in the first place, and did whatever to stop it by all
means possible,” Musa alleged.
The FG had earlier refuted
El-Zakzaky’s allegations, stating that he attempted to violate the
conditions of his treatment by making unreasonable demands, including
insisting on lodging in a five-star hotel in New Delhi with free access
to all manners of visitors.