While Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife are in detention and their health is deteriorating and several of his children and a large number of his followers have been martyred, we are witnessing the silence of the world organizations and so-called human rights centers on this issue, the statement read.<\/p>\n
It called on all noble-minded people in the world to stand up against the injustice and urged the immediate release of the two so that they can receive proper medical treatment.<\/p>\n
Sheikh Zakzaky, who is in his mid-sixties, lost the sight of his left eye in a 2015 raid by security forces, that left more than 300 of his followers and three of his sons dead. His wife also sustained serious injuries during the raid.<\/p>\n
He has been kept in custody along with his wife and a large number of his followers ever since.<\/p>\n
On December 5, Nigerian authorities transferred the top Shia cleric, who is the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), and his wife to a dilapidated prison, where many detainees have so far died due to lack of medical attention.<\/p>\n
A High Court ordered the Department of State Services earlier in the day to transfer the two to the Correctional Center in Kaduna state, northwest of the country.<\/p>\n
Members of the IMN said that any attempt to take the couple anywhere other than a hospital will put them in further jeopardy.<\/p>\n
The IMN described the move as a \u201cmischievous\u201d attempt by the government to humiliate \u201cour leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, and subjecting him to further hardships.\u201d<\/p>\n
The IMN said the facilities at the Kaduna Central Prison are dilapidated.<\/p>\n
The group said it is the same prison where some survivors of the December 2015 raid perished due to a lack of medical attention.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt can therefore never be a substitute for appropriately furnished medical facility that can take care of their urgent medical needs,\u201d the group said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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