A Kaduna State High Court has discharged and acquitted the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Shiekh Ibrahim Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat.
The duo are standing trial on eight counts bordering on alleged culpable homicide, unlawful assembly, disruption of public peace, among others.
In a judgement delivered on Wednesday, Justice Gideon Kurada held that the prosecutor was not able to establish its case against them.
Zakzaky and his wife have been in detention since 2015 when some of his followers clashed with soldiers in Zaria.
Reacting to the judgement, IMN spokesman, Ibrahim Musa, said trumped up charges were filed against the duo.
