Tension In Kaduna As IMN Leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky’s Trial Resumes Today

The trial of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat resumed today, July 28.

Naija News understands that shops and offices in Kaduna State where the trial is taken place were shot as there was tension amidst residents.

The case will be presided over by Justice Gideon Kurada of the Kaduna High Court, who will look into charges like the disruption of public peace and unlawful assembly made against the Islamic scholar.

To curtail any attempt of the destruction of peace and disorder, Security operatives including police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), were On red alert.

Going by the trial at the court, sitting in the state capital, all roads leading to Kaduna central market, Kawo, Angwan Rimi were blocked by police vehicles, while fierce-looking security officers were posted to strategic places.