{"id":5666,"date":"2019-08-18T16:39:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T16:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/?p=5666"},"modified":"2019-08-18T16:39:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T16:39:17","slug":"my-life-health-in-danger-eyes-going-blind-sheikh-ibrahim-el-zakzaky-shia-muslim-leader-founder-islamic-movement-of-nigeria-confessed-before-return-to-nnamdi-azikiwe-international-airport-n","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/my-life-health-in-danger-eyes-going-blind-sheikh-ibrahim-el-zakzaky-shia-muslim-leader-founder-islamic-movement-of-nigeria-confessed-before-return-to-nnamdi-azikiwe-international-airport-n\/","title":{"rendered":"My LIFE, HEALTH in Danger, EYES going Blind&#8217; -Sheikh  Ibrahim  El Zakzaky, Shi&#8217;a Muslim Leader\/Founder, Islamic Movement of Nigeria confessed before return to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Nigeria (video attached) &#8230;BUHARI Administration, Indian Govt conspired to POISON me, My Wife (Malama Zeenah) had full bullet lodged in her body * &#8216;Sheikh  El Zakzaky is a pathological liar. He had ulterior motives in India. Let him face his on-going court trial&#8217;-Nigeria Presidency * &#8216;Why was Sheikh El Zakzaky demanding for a-5 star hotel when not on tourist&#8217;s visa to India to foment trouble? Why did he ask for his Nigerian international passport so he could run away?&#8217; -Nigeria&#8217;s State Security Service  * &#8216;There is no truth in the claims as alleged by the Sheikh. He refused the trained medical doctors we assigned to him in India. Medical treatment request was received from both the patient (the Sheikh) and the government of Nigeria-India Government respond * London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission chastise  Nigerian security services in perpetuating the illegal detention, pressures Indian govt to re-treat Zakzaky * PLUS why Nigeria&#8217;s Secret Police whisked him to unknown destination, Investigation his relationship with #RevolutionNow Movement to destabilize Nigeria  BY NURENI AHMED\/SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, ABUJA &#038; RAHMATU IBRAHIM, CORRESPONDENT, INDIA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Zakzaky-Muslim-6-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5667\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Zakzaky-Muslim-5-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5668\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Zakzaky-Sheikh-2-1-1024x709.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5669\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My\nLIFE, HEALTH in Danger, EYES going Blind&#8217; -Sheikh\n Ibrahim  El Zakzaky, Shi&#8217;a Muslim Leader\/Founder, Islamic\nMovement of Nigeria confessed before return to Nnamdi Azikiwe\nInternational Airport, Nigeria (video attached)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8230;BUHARI\nAdministration, Indian Govt conspired to POISON me, My Wife (Malama\nZeenah) had full bullet lodged in her body<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>* &#8216;Sheikh \nEl\nZakzaky is a pathological liar. He had ulterior motives\nin India. Let him face his on-going court trial&#8217;-Nigeria Presidency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>* &#8216;Why was Sheikh El\nZakzaky demanding for a-5 star hotel when not on\ntourist&#8217;s visa to India to foment trouble? Why did he ask for his\nNigerian international passport so he could run away?&#8217; -Nigeria&#8217;s\nState Security Service <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*\n&#8216;There is no truth in the claims as alleged by the Sheikh. He refused\nthe trained medical doctors we assigned to him in India. Medical\ntreatment request was received from both the patient (the Sheikh) and\nthe government of Nigeria-India\nGovernment respond<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*\nLondon-based Islamic Human Rights Commission chastise  Nigerian\nsecurity services in perpetuating the illegal detention, pressures\nIndian govt to re-treat Zakzaky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*\nPLUS why Nigeria&#8217;s Secret Police whisked him to unknown destination,\nInvestigation his relationship with #RevolutionNow Movement to\ndestabilize Nigeria <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BY NURENI AHMED\/SPECIAL COORESPONDENT, ABUJA &amp;\nRAHMATU IBRAHIM, CORRESPONDENT, INDIA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THERE\nSEEMS TO BE NO END IN SIGHT FOR THE VISSICCITUDES OF PROBLEMS FACING\nSHEIKH IBRAHIM EL ZAKZAKY, FOUNDER OF NIGERIA&#8217;S  ISLAMIC MOVEMENT,\nSHI&#8217;A body already designated a terrorist group in Nigeria as a he is\nscreaming that his life and health are presently in danger, even as\nhis eyes are going blind as a result of the presence of \u201cshrapnel,\nvery small fragments in my eyes, in my hands and some in my right\nthigh that were slowly releasing toxins into my system which caused a\nlot of complications, which we later discovered that they were the\ncaused of the mini strokes I have had, both the first and the second\ntime,\u201d  confessed the Shiite leader in India before he finally\nreturned to Nigeria.\n<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In\nthis speech prepared and read in Hausa language by El Zakzaky at\nMedanta Hospital in India, the head of Nigeria&#8217;s Islamic Movement, he\nfirstly sent greetings to everyone watching him when he said\nBismillahir Rahmanir Raheem!\nWasallahu Ala Sayyedina Wa Nabiyyena Muhammadin Wa Aalihid dayyebinad\nDaheereenal Ma&#8217;asumeen!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Without\nany waste of time this embattled Muslim cleric dug into the main\nissues affecting him and his wife -Malama Zeenah, \u201cWe\nare now here in New Delhi, India. As you all know there was an\narrangement for us to come here to seek medical care regarding the\nailments that we have, myself and Malama Zeenah. She, Malama Zeenah\nhas a full bullet lodged in her body(that needs to be removed), also\nshe is in need of a knee replacement surgery in addition to other\nproblems. As for me, there are shrapnel, very small fragments in my\neyes, in my hands and some in my right thigh that were slowly\nreleasing toxins into my system which caused a lot of complications,\nwhich we later discovered that they were the caused of the mini\nstrokes I have had, both the first\nand\nthe second time. So we were thinking the first thing to be done is to\nremove the shrapnel, which is a procedure that couldn\u2019t be done at\nhome and the doctors suggested that we should go abroad where it will\nbe possible for the procedure to be done.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>He\nrevealed the dangerous health situation he is facing, when he stated\n\u201cthe second thing would be to clean my body of the toxins, which I\nwas told are deposited in the bones and some in the flesh and this\nnormally takes time to be done. I also have a problem with my eye\nwhich the doctors that attended to us since after I had a second\noperation and my sight weakened, suggested that I should be taken to\nbetter facilities to have it tended to.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After\nall this we were all happy that we are in Delhi and we would be going\nto a suitable hospital to receive appropriate treatment. In addition\nthe doctors that came to visit us when we were in Nigeria advised us\nto come to this hospital called Medanta. That is why we requested to\nbe brought to this hospital.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The\nconspiracies: <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zakzaky\nalleged in his statement that United States government through the\nAmerican Embassy in India has a lot to do initially with his denial\nof medical treatment in company of his wife. But our correspondent on\nground for <em>NAIJA STANDARD Newspaper<\/em>\ninvestigated this claim and found it to be a lie. And this quickly\nmade the Shiite leader to recount his earlier statement and made a\ndouble-face by saying: \u201cBefore we\nleft Nigeria we heard the news that the American embassy here in\nIndia was pressuring the hospital not to admit us when we arrive. And\nthat the hospital had agreed to refuse admitting us. So we were\nconsidering going somewhere else when we arrive. But we were later\ninformed that the problem had been sorted out and we would be\nadmitted to the hospital. So we set out from Nigeria.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Narrating\nhis ordeal in India, the Shi&#8217;a leader claimed on arrival in India,\nMedanta Hospital staff evaded the crowd waiting to see him and his\nwife and detour into another route out of the airport. <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>His\nwords: \u201cAs\nsoon as we arrived here we were met with some hospital staff at the\nairport that escorted us to the hospital. Since when we were in the\nambulance they informed that there were a lot of people at the\nairport waiting to see us even if just when we are boarding the\nambulance. But they have evaded them and distracted them by placing\ntwo ambulances at that exit claiming we will be boarding those but\nthey decided to bring a different ambulance and leave through a\ndifferent route so the people at the airport didn\u2019t even get a\nglimpse.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\u201c<strong>And they also\nsaid that there was a lot of people at the hospital entrance to see\nus arrive. But they informed us that if we arrive we will be taken in\nthrough a back entrance. They said they did this due to the high\nnumber of people, they were concerned that in people\u2019s attempt to\nreach us in the crowd some harm can be done to us, that\u2019s what they\nsaid.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\u201c<strong>After we\narrived we realized that in this hospital, or better yet someone\nworking in the Nigerian embassy here told us that before we came,\nthey had carried out a meeting with the hospital staff, the workers\nfrom the Nigerian embassy and some security operatives on how to go\nabout things once we are here.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\u201c<strong>So we saw that\nwe were practically brought to another detention facility which is\neven stricter than the one we were in back in Nigeria. They came here\nwith police armed with guns and a lot of staff from the Nigerian\nembassy. And we also noticed we were brought into another detention\nthat we only came based on trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rejecting\nhow the doctors he had earlier arranged for his treatment in India\nwere denied access to him, Zakzaky sadly quipped: \u201cEven in Nigeria\nthey agreed where we were detained that we would be treated only by\nthe doctors we choose and are comfortable with allowing to treat us.\nBut here we understand that the the doctors that advised us to come\nhere are blocked from having any say in our case. They even told us\nwhen we spoke to them, they are only allowed to advise but the\nhospital reserves the right to decide the course of our treatment. So\nI told them that, we came here based on the trust we have in our\ndoctors, we cannot just see any doctor that we don\u2019t know, or trust\nto treat us. And without recommendation from those we do trust, we\ncannot allow a stranger to treat us, lest not what couldn\u2019t be done\nwith bullets be carried out in a different way. Due to this, we think\nthat based on everything we have seen so far indicates to us that we\nare not safe here. We were just brought to another detention.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\u201c<strong>I have been\ndetained now for a collective total of about 13 years but I have\nnever seen a detention like the one I am in now. Even at the doors\nthey have placed armed police. Even between one room to the next we\nare not allowed to move. Then I see that even where we were, and of\nall the times I have been imprisoned in Nigeria, I have not seen\nanything like this. When I was in an actual prison They used to lock\nus up around 9pm and open the doors at 7am, and we could move about\nwhere ever we wish within the prison facility we were detained in.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\u201c<strong>I see here\nthat even when I was in Kirikiri prison it wasn\u2019t as constricting\nas in this situation. So I feel that it is not reasonable to leave\ndetention in order to seek medical help and we be placed in a\ndifferent detention and on top of that we be handed over to be\ntreated by people we do not trust. So based on this we are thinking\nthat Insha Allah by all apparent indications that there is a need for\nus to return home since we were allowed to travel abroad for medical\ncare and India doesn\u2019t appear to be a safe place for us. We would\nhave to return home, afterall there are other countries that offered\nto receive us if we could go there. These countries include Malaysia,\nIndonesia and Turkey, we can convene to decide which one to go to and\nthen go there insha Allahul adheem.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wasallalahu\nAla Muhammadin wa Alihid dqyyebeenad Daheereen.<br>Wassalamu alaikum\nWarahmatullah<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sheikh El-Zakzaky - Message rom Medanta Hospital, 15 August 2019\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/geYaUMjimuQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nigerian\nPresidency reacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reacting\nto serious allegations made by the Shi&#8217;a leader, Nigerian President,\nMuhammadu Buhari faulted this claim in a counter-statement issued by\nGarba Shehu, Senior Special\nAssistant to the President (Media and Publicity) he queried why the\nMuslim cleric was crying wolf, \u201cWe are appealing to El-Zakzaky-led\nShiite members to desist from needless violent street protests and\nawait the decision of the court where their leader is currently being\ntried. The issue of El-ZakZaky is before the court in Kaduna and his\nsupporters should focus on his on-going trial instead of causing\ndaily damages, disruptions and public nuisance in Abuja.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n \u201c<strong>It\nis wrong to be in court and resort to violence at the same time in\norder to get justice for anybody accused. The destruction of public\nproperty in the name of protest is not within the right of this group\nof Shiite members and no government anywhere would have tolerated a\nsituation where any group would take over public roads in cities as\nthey have done in Abuja and interfere with the rights of other\ncitizens who are prevented from reaching their destinations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n \u201c<strong>We\nimagine a situation where families are taking their loved ones to\nhospital for emergency treatment and they are held up needlessly by\nthe protesters. No government anywhere in the world would turn a\nblind eye to this unlawful behavior. As far as this country\u2019s\nMinistry of Justice is concerned, the case involving El-Zakzaky is no\nlonger in its domain. The Federal Government no more has hands in the\nmatter and to that extent, the government at the centre can be said\nto be clear of any alleged violations of court orders as being\ntrumpeted everyday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n \u201c<strong>These\nrallies and street dances ostensibly to openly insult the President\nand other leaders, threatening bloodshed will lead nowhere because\nPresident Buhari will not ask the country\u2019s judiciary to abandon\ndue process and set a suspect free. At the same time, the\nadministration is determined to enforce the decision of the court\nclearly issued. The Buhari administration has absolutely no hand in\nthe on-going court case and the courts are free to determine the bail\nrequest and the final outcome.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n \u201c<strong>The\nmentality that you are above the law and that your own rights are\nsuperior to other people&#8217;s rights is unacceptable. You can&#8217;t be\nprovoking other citizens by interfering with their own rights on\npublic roads and disrupting their businesses and call it democratic\nfreedom. In democratic traditions, their rights end where the rights\nof others begin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n \u201c<strong>Law\nabiding citizens must avoid deliberate lawlessness. It is not within\nthe rights of any group to enter protected public institutions such\nas the National Assembly by force to attack police and destroy public\nand private property. It is always advisable to embrace dialogue and\neschew violence in all our actions so that we can continue to live\ntogether in peace. We therefore appeal to the Shiite group to stop\ndeliberate provocations that result in violence and fatalities and\nallow the trial of El-ZakZaky to take its course.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<strong>A\nsource in Aso Rock confided in <em>NAIJA\nSTANDARD Newspaper <\/em>that the\nPresidency was livid in anger when it listened to the propaganda and\ntissue of lies made against the Federal Government by the Shiite\nleader. \u201cZakzaky is a pathological liar. He had ulterior motives in\nIndia. Why did he not allow the doctors assigned to him by Medanta\nHospital to treat him? Let him face his on-going court trial,\u201dadded\nthe reliable source who would not want his name in the press since he\nwas not authorized to speak to the media. <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SBwLGZhf_Fw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indian Govt\nreact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meanwhile,\nthe Indian Government has vehemently denied the allegation made India\nare far from the truth. In his reaction, the\nIndia High Commission in Abuja said there was \u201cno condition\u201d\nattached to the pair\u2019s medical request or \u201cultimatum by India\u201d\nfor them to leave the country. The commission was responding to\ninquiries from some Nigerians via its Twitter handle &#8211;\n@India_nigeria. \u201cPlease be assured that medical treatment at\nreputed Indian hospitals is provided to consenting patients, as per\nmedical norms. Protocol and safety steps are taken as necessary.\nThere is no condition or ultimatum by India.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It\nalso denied reports that Indian police and security services are\ncollaborating with Nigerian security services to confine the Shiites\nleader and his wife, he argued: \u201cSuch reports are not true. India\nhas always been responsive to humanitarian requests. Medical\ntreatment request was received from both the patient and the\ngovernment of Nigeria, and we readily agreed. No other connotation\nshould be attached to the matter.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NGO\ndemands respect for Zakzaky\u2019s rights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<strong>In\na related development on Wednesday, the Islamic Human Rights\nCommission (IHRC), a London-based NGO, urged human rights campaigners\nto write to their respective countries\u2019 envoys in India about\nZakzaky\u2019s situation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In\na sample letter released on its website, the IHRC urged activists to\ndemand that the Indian authorities cease their harassment of Sheikh\nZakzaky and his wife.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>I\nam writing to ask you to make immediate representations to the Indian\ngovernment to respect the rights and freedoms of the Sheikh and his\nwife and allow their medical treatment unmolested and without\nrestrictions. It appears from reports that the Indian police and\nsecurity services are collaborating with the Nigerian security\nservices in perpetuating the illegal detention of the pair,\u201d the\nletter reads.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<strong>It\nsaid Nigerian and Indian security services have prevented the couple\nfrom leaving the hospital, blocked their access to the medical team,\nand withheld their legal documents.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Same vein, the\nNigeria&#8217;s\nSecret Police whisked him to unknown destination, while conducting\nvarious intelligence investigation regarding the Shiite Movement core\nrelationship with #RevolutionNow Movement purposely to destabilize\nNigeria. Nigeria&#8217;s Security Service raise few pointers: \u201cWhy\nwas Sheikh El Zakzaky demanding for a-5 star hotel when not on\ntourist&#8217;s visa to India to foment trouble? Why did he ask for his\nNigerian international passport so he could run away?&#8217; <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My LIFE, HEALTH in Danger, EYES going Blind&#8217; -Sheikh Ibrahim El Zakzaky, Shi&#8217;a Muslim Leader\/Founder, Islamic Movement of Nigeria confessed before return to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Nigeria (video attached) &#8230;BUHARI Administration, Indian Govt conspired to POISON me, My Wife (Malama Zeenah) had full bullet lodged in her body * &#8216;Sheikh El Zakzaky is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[129,130],"class_list":{"0":"post-5666","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nigeria","8":"tag-africa","9":"tag-nigeria-2"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}