Kaduna State Government has filed fresh charges against the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.
This is coming barely two days after a Kaduna State High Court discharged and acquitted El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat.
In the ruling on Wednesday, the Kaduna High Court presided by Justice Gideon Kurada stated that the charges against the Nigerian Shiites leader and his wife were not supposed to be filed, as the Kaduna State Government cannot arraign someone for a crime that was not an offence at the time.
However, the state government said it was not in agreement with the reasoning and conclusion of Justice Kurada.
The lead prosecution counsel, Dari Bayero, told newsmen that there was no doubt that the government would appeal the case.
He explained that fresh charges have been filed against the IMN leader under the Treason and Treasonable Offences Act before a Federal High Court.
He said, “We are going to appeal, there is no doubt about it, in fact, we have obtained the court judgment because we are not in agreement with my Lord’s reasoning and conclusion, it is not in consonance with the facts on ground.”