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 protesters under the aegis of the Academic Forum of the Islamic Movement In Nigeria, AFIMN, decried the deteriorating eye condition of Zakzaky and urged the Federal Government to release him immediately in compliance with the judgment of the court.