El Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria is in a house built for him and his family and not in detention as widely believed, according to information Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
Mohammed claimed in an interview with Channels TV Friday morning that there is nobody to release El Zakzakay to as nobody wants to be his neighbour.
The minister said, “There is a lot of deliberate misunderstanding on El-Zakzaky’s issue.”
“If a judgment is given and that judgment is appealed, you cannot accuse the government of violating a court order if the appeal has not been decided.
“Also, in the case of El-Zakzaky, how many Nigerians know that El Zakzaky is actually not in prison custody nor police custody nor DSS custody? El-Zakzaky is in a house with his family, this is the honest truth.
“The court ruled that he will be released after his house has been rebuilt. Nobody wants to accept El-Zakzaky as a neighbor. So we have been able to build a house, where do we release him to.”
While responding to question on the President’s health, Mohammed said that Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is constant communication with the President and that the most authentic news about him was was conveyed by his wife to Nigerians last week.
“The acting president is daily in touch with Mr. President so I am very confident that Mr. President is in the full know of what the acting president is doing,” he added.
“And there is so much trust between the acting president and the president; I don’t think that should be an area of concern at all.”
“The president made it clear when he was leaving that the length of his stay will be determined by his doctors,” he said, adding that “the wife came back last week and said the president is recovering very fast… I think that is the best we can say now”.