Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has arrived in Nigeria with his wife, Zeenah.
They returned to the country around noon on Friday and landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
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They were immediately taken into custody by the Department of State Services (DSS).
The return comes four days after the cleric embarked on a medical trip to India.
El-Zakzaky, who arrived at Medanta Hospital, New Delhi, India on Tuesday, alleged “pathetic and worrisome” situation in an audio message made public on Wednesday.
He said the Federal Government had frustrated his treatment in India.
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He complained about the tight security he was subjected to which he described as “worse than a prison setting”.
IMN spokesperson, Ibrahim Musa, had confirmed in a statement on Thursday evening that El-Zakzaky was indeed on his way back.
According to him, the decision is due to a lack of a breakthrough in the impasse that ensured with regard to the treatment of the Shiite leader in India.
“It is clear to us that the Nigerian government interference and the scuttling of the whole process rather than supervision as ordered bt the court is the direct course of the impasse.
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“The government as we know never wanted the medical leave in the first place and as we have seen it did whatever it can to stop it (medical leave) by all means possible and unfortunately it has stopped it,” Musa said.
The Federal Government, however, said that the IMN leader was making unreasonable demands, including wanting to check into a five-star hotel.
