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The leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, has dragged the Department of State Services, DSS, and the Attorney-General of the Federation to court over his prolonged detention and refusal of the government to release his passport.
El-Zakzaky is seeking seven reliefs in the fundamental human rights suit filed by his lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), at the Federal High Court in Abuja, including an order mandating the respondents to pay him the sum of N2 billion as general and exemplary damages for the violation of his rights to freedom of movement, fair hearing, and ownership of property.
The Shiite leader wants the court to declare that the refusal of the DSS and the AGF to allow him to travel abroad for medical treatment constituted a threat to his life as guaranteed by Section 33 of the 1999 Constitution.
