An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Friday, December 2 ordered the release of the leader of the Shi’a Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.
Mr. El-Zakzaky was arrested by the military on December 14, 2015, after a clash between the movement and officers of the Nigerian army.
The army killed at least 347 members of the group.
Mr. El-Zakzaky approached the court to demand his release, months after he was arrested without being charged to Court.
He asked the Court to declare that his arrest and continued detention violated his fundamental rights.
His lawyer, Femi Falana, said the court should declare that the continued detention of his client without charging him, was unlawful.
Delivering the judgement, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, rejected the submission of the counsel to the State Security Service, Tijjani Gazali, that Mr. El-Zakzaky was kept in protective custody of the SSS.
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