The Kaduna state high court has
discharged and acquitted about 100 members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria
(IMN) who have been in detention since December 2015.
They were arrested following a
clash between the Shi’ites and Nigerian army which left hundreds dead, with
many injured.
The Kaduna state government in
March 2016, filed criminal charges ranging from conspiracy to culpable homicide
as well as unlawful assembly.
At its sitting on Tuesday, Shiri
Nyom, the judge handling the case, discharged and acquitted some members of the
sect as a result of “lack of enough evidence” against them.
But the state government has
opposed against the court’s judgement, vowing to file an appeal.
Hajiya Hikima, the state
attorney-general, said Kaduna views the judgement as “perverse and totally
lacking in merit.”
“In prosecuting the case, the
State called 47 witnesses and tendered several exhibits. The prosecution
believes that a compelling case was argued. Therefore, an appeal will be filed
to challenge the ruling of the court,” he said in a statement.
“Despite the quality of evidence
placed before the honourable court, it ruled in favour of the accused persons.
“The Kaduna state government
hereby states that it is totally dissatisfied with the ruling which it view as
perverse and totally lacking in merit and shall appeal immediately to the
Kaduna judicial division of the court of appeal.”
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