From Ujah Simon, kaduna
…Business activities paralyzed
Judicial staffs, lawyers and journalists denied access to court premises in ongoing trial of leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, otherwise known as shittes, in kaduna State.
While some lawyers are barred from accessing court premises to even attend their cases, some staff of the high court kaduna are also cut in the web as securities takeover control of all the entrance in securing the area for fear of uncertainty.
Our Correspondent who was a star witness on Tuesday trial of the IMN leader sheikh Zakzaky ibraheem reported that all the entrance leading to state High Court were manned by stem looking police security preventing people from gaining access irrespective of your stakes including lawyers in their gown. Major roads linking the high court, towns and places were also shut down, hook line and centre, causing both human and vehicular trafficking, in and around kaduna metropolis.
Business and commercial activities especially bus town services and commuters suffered untold hardship due to hold up. Elzakzaky trial commenced since the past few years, with the attendance consequences of the hardship inflicted on ordinary Nigerians going about their legitimate business activities.