BEVERLY HILLS, November 08, (THEWILL) – Femi Falana (SAN), counsel to detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim Yaqoub El-Zakzaky, on Wednesday withdrew the petition against the Nigerian Army at the Presidential Investigation Panel on Human Right Violations.
Falana said although it was painful, he had to withdrew the petition in view of the fact that there was already a judicial commission of inquiry, currently handling the case.
He, however, said that the panel could on its own, decide to listen to any witness in the case and urged the panel to issue an order directing the Federal Government to comply with the ruling of the Federal High Court that ordered for the release of El-Zakzaky from detention.
He berated the Federal Government for not obeying the ruling of the Federal High Court on El-Zakzaky, adding that since Nigeria’s independence, he had never seen a couple being detained together.
He said that the couple should be released based on the premise that the country was operating the rule of law, adding that it was painful that he could not put the petition through.
THEWILL recalls that El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Shiites has been in detention since December 2015.
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