Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) on Wednesday raised an alarm that 12 corpses and 11 of their injured protesters are still in the police custody.

The group also said that 63 of their members arrested during the recent series of protests are still in the police custody without taking them to court according to the law.

Following the release of their leader Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, to go abroad for medical treatment, IMN said: “The time has come for those who mischievously claimed earlier that until the court decided the fate of Sheikh Zakzaky, they couldn’t do anything in spite of his deteriorating health and the incessant call for his release. Now that the court has acceded to the demand for treatment abroad, not only that we await prompt compliance but we also want to see expedition in the process of the trip.”

The group demanded for release of all the corpses and their members being detained, both the injured and the healthy, by the Police.

A statement issued by a top member of the IMN, Abdullahi Musa said: “We wish to inform the public about the continuous incarceration of the victims of Monday, 22nd July, 2019 police brutality. The victims had been severely injured before their being whisked away, and they are still languishing in police cruel custody. Again, police are yet to release twelve (12) corpses to their bereaved families for funeral prayers according to Islamic injunction, nine (9) of which were killed forthwith at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja and three (3) died under their detention. The families of those that were killed have made several attempts to collect the corpses, but the Police rejected their request. Now, over two weeks in the wake of the incident, the corpses are yet with the Police.

“Likewise, the Police continue to detain 63 protesters without taking them to Court. Out of the 63, 11 people sustained various degrees of serious injuries that required urgent medical attention. Despite their critical condition, the Police have only taken the injured ones to unknown location without given them the required medical attention. Even the families of the injured have made several attempts to provide medical treatment to them, but the Police turned down their request.

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