Nigerian Police: We Are Detaining Shiite Muslim Leader Following "Order From Above"

Sequel to the ongoing altercation between the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, a group propagating the Shi’ite ideology in Nigeria and the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, the inspector general of
police, Solomon Arase, has disclosed the condition necessary to grant access to the group’s spiritual leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.

Admitting that the leader was currently undergoing medical treatments at an undisclosed facility and in police custody, the inspector general said that to make the access to the sect leader possible, he would have to seek “orders from the above”, Premium Times reports.

The police boss said this on the heels of a request put forward by the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) through its seven-man committee during a meeting with him at his office on Monday, December 21, to know the whereabouts of the Shi’ite leader.