麻豆社

Within days of his leaving for urgent medical treatment in India, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky has returned without taking treatment. The ailing leader of the banned Shia Muslim group - the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has been in detention since 2015, and his supporters say he has numerous health issues that require urgent medical attention. Security forces have often cracked down violently on protests by his supporters - but still they refuse to be silenced.

So why has Sheikh Zakzaky returned home so soon? Focus on Africa's Hassan Arouni has been speaking to his lawyer, Haruna Magashi

(Photo: Leader of the banned Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Zakzaky. Credit: 麻豆社)