Islamic Republic of Iran has asked Federal Government of Nigeria to allow leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Mr Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, to come to Iran for medical treatment.
Prosecutor-General of Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr Mohammed Montazeri, made this request on behalf of Iranian government.
According to AhlulBayt News Agency, an Iran-based news organisation, Montazeri said this in a letter on Saturday.
He also called on the Nigerian judiciary, to grant bail to El-Zakzaky who is the leader of all Shi’ites in Nigeria.
Montazeri who described El-Zakzakky’s current medical condition as a source of worry to his country, also criticised federal government’s handling of the crisis.
The letter read in part, “I, as prosecutor general of the Islamic Republic of Iran, urge Nigerian judicial authorities (to take steps) in line with their judicial independence and support for a captive citizen, and provide the ground for his release and transfer him to the Islamic Republic of Iran for treatment.”
Iran, which is the stronghold of the Shi’a Muslim faith, has been demanding release of El-Zakzaky.
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There were reports that Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) had asked for Iran to withdraw support for the Shi’ite leader.
El-Zakzaky lost his left eye when Nigerian soldiers raided his base in Zaria, Kaduna State, more than three years ago.
The military carried out the raid after the Shi’ites blocked the convoy of the Chief of Army Staff, Mr Tukur Buratai.
The Muslim cleric’s wife also sustained serious wounds while 347 of his followers, including three of his sons were killed in the violence that ensued, according to official figures by Kaduna State government.
The cleric has been kept in custody along with his wife and a large number of his followers ever since.
El-Zakzaky’s followers have for the last two years been holding protests mainly in Abuja, calling for his immediate release.
The protests have become increasingly violent, leading to the deaths of Shi’ites, security officials and innocent Nigerians who were caught in the crossfire.
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