Says Tinubu promised compensation but has done nothing
Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has said that any reckoning with the late President Muhammadu Buhari over the 2015 Zaria shooting will occur on the Day of Judgment. He also criticised the current administration for failing to address the tragedy or provide redress to the victims.

El-Zakzaky, who spoke, yesterday, during a media briefing Abuja, recalled the December 2015 attack. He said: “Now, regarding Buhari, it is simple. He has passed away. We will meet on the Day of Judgment.

“One of his ministers phoned me when I was in blood. I told the minister, now I am waiting for my blood to drain so that I will pass and I told him my greetings to General Buhari. I hope they will do the government well. We will meet on the day of judgment.”

The leader of the Shiite movement further chided the current administration for failing to fulfill promises made prior to taking office. He said that members of the administration visited him prior to taking over office and promised compensation.

“They made promises. They didn’t say they would punish those perpetrators, but at least they said they would compensate for property destroyed. But when they came to power, they said nothing. So, nothing has been done. They do not even acknowledge that anything has happened,” he said.

He further elaborated on human rights violations while lamenting the repeated denial of freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, and other basic rights, citing incidents in Nigeria and abroad, including demonstrations in support of Palestine.

The IMN leader alleged that those in government should be blamed for the worsening insecurity across the country, adding that “they would end it if they want to.”

On the upcoming commemoration of the 2015 incident, El-Zakzaky said: “This year, we will remember the Zaria Massacre 10th anniversary. We will mark it with display, with pictures, motion pictures, and still pictures. He, however, described the event as an opportunity to document the tragedy and preserve the memory of the victims.

LEADER of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has said that any reckoning with the late President Muhammadu Buhari over the 2015 Zaria shooting will occur on the Day of Judgment.

He also criticised the current administration for failing to address the tragedy or provide redress to the victims. El-Zakzaky, who spoke, yesterday, during a media briefing Abuja, recalled the December 2015 attack. He said: “Now, regarding Buhari, it is simple. He has passed away. We will meet on the Day of Judgment.

“One of his ministers phoned me when I was in blood. I told the minister, now I am waiting for my blood to drain so that I will pass and I told him my greetings to General Buhari. I hope they will do the government well. We will meet on the day of judgment.”

The leader of the Shiite movement further chided the current administration for failing to fulfill promises made prior to taking office. He said that members of the administration visited him prior to taking over office and promised compensation.

“They made promises. They didn’t say they would punish those perpetrators, but at least they said they would compensate for property destroyed. But when they came to power, they said nothing. So, nothing has been done. They do not even acknowledge that anything has happened,” he said.

He further elaborated on human rights violations while lamenting the repeated denial of freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, and other basic rights, citing incidents in Nigeria and abroad, including demonstrations in support of Palestine.

The IMN leader alleged that those in government should be blamed for the worsening insecurity across the country, adding that “they would end it if they want to.”

On the upcoming commemoration of the 2015 incident, El-Zakzaky said: “This year, we will remember the Zaria Massacre 10th anniversary. We will mark it with display, with pictures, motion pictures, and still pictures. He, however, described the event as an opportunity to document the tragedy and preserve the memory of the victims.