The judge, Gideon Kurada, upheld the no-case submission filed by Mr El-Zakzaky and his wife.
A Kaduna State High Court has freed the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife Zinatu.
In a ruling that lasted over eight hours, on Wednesday, the judge, Gideon Kurada, upheld the no-case submission filed by Mr El-Zakzaky and his wife.The ruling was delivered behind closed doors and journalists were not allowed inside the courtroom.One of the cleric’s lawyers told reporters that the court set Mr El-Zakzaky free.
The government accused them of being responsible for the death of a soldier when soldiers massacred over 300 protesting Shiites in December 2015.
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