Counsel to the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Marshal Abubakar, has expressed concern over the state of health of the Shi’ites leader, Zeenat El-Zakzaky.
Abubakar told journalists after court proceedings on Monday that Zeenat was in dire need of medical intervention.
He added that the wife of the Shi’ites leader was vomiting blood, leading the judge to adjourn the case.
The counsel noted that the trial of his clients was again frustrated by the state by not allowing the defendants access to their medical doctors as ordered by the court.
According to him, El-Zakzaky’s wife is still complaining that she still had a fracture in her head, adding that Zeenat still had bullet pellets in certain part of her body.
He said:
“In short, while we were there before my Lord, the Hon Justice Kurada, the wife of Mallam El-Zakzaky, (Zeenat) was vomiting blood from her mouth. That is to tell you the kind of urgent medical intervention that they required.
“She was complaining that up till now she still had fracture wound in her head. Till this moment, she still has bullet pellets lodged in certain part of her body. And right now in the court room, she was vomiting blood before my Lord and my Lord said, ‘this can not be allowed to happen and its only someone who is medically fit that can take a plea or a trial.’
“So, the court said it can not proceed you allowed them their medical doctors access to them.”
He also alleged that the state was frustrating the trial of his clients.
Abubakar said:
“The matter was billed for today(Monday) for trial. The Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Mallama Zeenat Ibraheem wrr suppose to take their plea today and charges filed by the state against the couple over the incidents that occurred on Tue 12th and 13th December, 2015.
“As at the last dates, the state had informed the court that they intend to call their witnesses today but unfortunately, the trial was stalled by the state once again.
“On the last adjoining date, being February 6, 2020, the court had ordered that the defendants should be allowed access to medical care to be provided by their(defendants) medical practitioners in conjunction with the medical doctors nominated by the State Ministry of Justice and the prisons authorities, but unfortunately, it was brought to the court’s attention that that order was frustrated by the state – the Kaduna government and the prisons authorities who had refused to allow doctors of El-Zakzaky and his wife access to them for medical examination.”
