Zaria Clash: Shi’ites Give Conditions To Appear Before Commission Of Inquiry

Members of the Is­lamic Movement of Ni­geria (IMN), Shi’ites
have given conditions before they can appear before the Judicial Commission of
Inquiry set up by Kaduna State Government to look into the remote and immediate
causes of the bloody clash between them and the military on December 12, 2015
in Zaria.

A statement issued yes­terday and made available to newsmen
by the media spokesman of the IMN, Ibrahim Musa, said one of the conditions is
to release their leader, Sheikh Ibra­heem El-Zakzaky.

Another condition, according to the statement, is that the
military and the police must make full disclosure of the number of persons they
took to various hospitals and the location of the hospitals to enable lawyers of
the movement have access to them and interview them preparatory to the
inauguration of the commission.

The statement maintained that the conditions were necessary
for the state government to convince IMN that it was not setting up the
inquiry to justify alleged indictment of the movement by both federal and state
governments.

The statement also added that more than 700 people were
still missing.