Inside Nigeria
BREAKING: Indian Govt Gives El-Zakzaky Hours to Quit After Refusing Treatment from ‘Unknown Indian Doctors’
Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria Ibrahim El-Zakzaky may soon be on his way back to Nigeria without any medical treatment in India. El-Zakzaky has refused treatment from unknown doctors put in place to treat him in India aside those billed and booked to treat him before his departure from Nigeria and the host government is livid about this.
A member of the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) who spoke to PRNigeria via an audio tape said the attitude of Indian government has portrayed El-Zakzaky as a common criminal when no court in Nigeria has convicted him.
The source said that the Indian government has given Elzakzaky ultimatum to leave Indian soil if he refuses to receive treatment from unknown doctors billed to treat him.
“I just received a very worrying news from the Indian government that ultimatum has been given to the Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) to leave India if he does not agree to the Doctors specified to treat him. The way he is being treated is extremely bad,” the IHRC representative said.
“Under the current situation, it seems he has no choice other than to go back to Nigeria. He has been given some hours to respond to their ultimatum. This, to me, is totally, utterly unacceptable by any standard, either international standards or Indian standards or that of humanity.
“This is a man that has not been found guilty of anything to the extent that in his own country, the highest court has granted him permission that he should be treated. The Indian government by their behavior depicts Sheikh El-Zakzaky as a common criminal. This is really outrageous and those who stand for justice should please respond.”