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El-zakzaky Trial: Ruling on ‘No case submission’ fixed for 28th July

By Gabriel Udeh, Kaduna

A Kaduna High Court on Thursday, adjourned till July 28 to rule on the defense counsel’s No-Case-Submission in the “secret trial” of the leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat.

Justice Gideon Kurada adjourned the case after the prosecution and counsel to the defendants, addressed the court on the no case submission prayer.

Mr Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and lead counsel to Zakzaky, who spoke to reporters shortly after the adjournment, prayed the Court to rule in favor of his clients.

“The prosecution and the defense addressed the court on the the no-case-submission prayer.
“We did indicate last time that even though the prosecution called 15 witnesses, we felt that no case has been established to warrant our clients being in court.

“In other words, we addressed the court that there is nothing to defend.

“The court took our addresses and adjourned to July 28 for ruling on the No-Case-Submission,” Falana said.

Recall that Mr Dari Bayero, lead Counsel in the “secret trial” had at the close of their submission, on March 31, prayed the Court to sentence the defendants.

Bayero had asked the court to over rule the defence, and sentence Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat as provided by the law.

“We are satisfied with the way the case has gone so far, we have presented 15 witnesses, including Army Generals, who are key actors and players that led to the filing of the case against the IMN leader.

“One of our prayers are that the court should over rule the No-Case-Submission, over rule the defence, convict the defendants accordingly, and pass the necessary sentence as provided for in the law,” Bayero said.

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