Court frees 87 Shiites in Kaduna

A Kaduna court on Friday freed 87 members of the Shiite group accused of killing a soldier following clashes with troops more than four years ago, their lawyer said.

The court “discharged and acquitted” the members of the Islamic Movement for lack of evidence linking them to the death of the soldier during the bloody encounter in December 2015.

Troops launched a ferocious clampdown on the group in the northern city of Zaria in 2015 when members blocked the convoy of the army chief of staff during a religious procession. But Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat are still behind bars on charges including “culpable homicide” despite previous court rulings ordering their release.“We will now focus our attention on the trial of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky,” Magashi said.

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