Court fixes July 28 to hear El-Zakzaky’s no-case-submission

A High Court in Kaduna State has fixed July 28 for hearing on a no-case-submission filed by Femi Falana (SAN),  to leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat.

The president of the court, Justice Gideon Kurada, on Thursday, fixed the date after the prosecution and counsel to the defendants, addressed the court on the prayer.

Falana, who spoke to journalists after the adjournment, urged the court to rule in favor of his clients as he has a genuine case.

“The prosecution and the defence addressed the court on the the no-case-submission prayer,” Falana said.

However, Dari Bayero, the lead prosecutor, disagreed with Falana and argued that the court should sentence El-Zakzaky and his wife who are being charged with culpable homicide, unlawful assembly and disruption of public peace, among others.

Bayero had, on March 31, asked the court to over rule the defence’s stance on the no-case-submission, and sentence the IMN leader and his wife as provided by the law.