The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai
says the leader of the Shiite group, Sheik Ibrahim
Zakzaky who was earlier arrested by the military,
is no longer in their custody as he has been
handed over to the appropriate authorities for
prosecution. Buratai said this when he received a
delegation from the Nigerian Supreme Council of
Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) at the Army Headquarters, Abuja today.
“As a responsible and law abiding
organization, we will do all that we can to
always safeguard lives and property. As for
the whereabouts of the Shi’ite leader, he is
not in our custody; he has been handed over
to the appropriate authorities for prosecution
because we don’t prosecute. What happened
was avoidable and unfortunate, we followed
the rules of engagement as enshrined in the
constitution but what happened still
happened,” he said.
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