The statement reads;
"We reject outright the statement made by the Kaduna State Government in which it insinuated that the fate of our leader, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky is in the hands of the Kaduna State High Court."
"We however consider it mischievous and spiteful. The update released by the commissioner of Justice, Kaduna State, is no more than the mere barking of a toothless dog serving the interest of the perpetrators of the 2015 Zaria Massacre."
"Glaring it is that America stage-managed Zaria-massacre, which was sponsored by Saudi Arabia, and heavily supervised as well as undertaken by Buhari’s regime. We will not be cowed by the deceptive methods employed by the Kaduna State Government. No amount of media and psychological propaganda will exonerate the Federal Government from being indicted for the atrocious crimes committed in Zaria during the Massacre."
"It is pertinent to categorically inform the general public that the Kaduna State Government does not possess powers to order the military to perpetrate the unjust Massacre. The involvement of military officers in the attacks exposed the Federal government’s criminal complicity in the heinous genocide that led to the extrajudicial murder of over a thousand persons, and the subsequent arrest and detention of our leader."
"It is obvious that the 2015 Zaria Massacre aimed at eliminating the leader of the Islamic Movement, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky. It is also well known that the regime intentionally denies our leader a chance to attend to his deteriorating health as a part of Buhari’s sinister motive to kill him."
"Furthermore, in the aftermath of the 2015 Zaria massacre, the Judicial Commission of Inquiry (JCI) constituted by the Kaduna State Government had observed the involvement of the military, which was not in line with their rules of engagement or any known international best practices, and therefore the commission had recommended the trial of all officers who participated in the massacre. Yet, it is our leader who is continuously being persecuted by the culprits."
"The general public should understand the dynamics of atrocities meted on the Islamic movement in Nigeria by the Buhari-led regime. The blame game strategy adopted by the United State, Buhari’s regime and Governor el-Rufai indicates that they are planning for the worst. They want to use the state high court as a cover to eliminate Sheikh Zakzaky."
"On a final note, we call on the Kaduna State Government to stop deceiving and fooling the public as well. We have details and full records of all the evil perpetrators of the massacre, and unjust persecutions, of our leader. Whatever happens to our leader Sheikh Zakzaky, we know the real culprits, and they alone will shoulder the consequences."
"All we are calling for is the unconditional release of our leader, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenah Ibraheem."
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