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Detained Shiite leader leaves Nigeria for medical treatment

Detained Shiite leader leaves Nigeria for medical treatment [Photo: Courtesy]

Nigerian Shiite leader Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife, detained by the authorities since 2015, on Monday flew out of the country to receive medical treatment in India, his supporters and lawyers said.

“The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife have at last just left Nigeria for India alongside some family members and security operatives,“ his supporters said in a statement.

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