Senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, explained that government was worried that there could be a breakdown of law and order if the Islamic cleric was allowed to return home.
The federal government has appealed the judgement of the Abuja Federal High Court which ordered it to release the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has warned the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, also called the Shiite Islamic sect, against carrying out any protest in the FCT.
