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El-Zakzaky Responsible For His Misfortunes – Brother Insists
Sheikh Mohammed Yakoob talks about El-Zakzaky’s childhood, how he became a Shiite, and why he abandoned his brother in his trying time
Mohammed Yakoob, a sibling of Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, says the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) is responsible for his misfortune.
El-Zakzaky and his wife have been in detention since 2015 when some of his followers clashed with soldiers in Zaria, Kaduna state.
Many IMN members have lost their lives after the incident while others are languishing in detention.
In an interview with PUNCH, Yakoob said his brother, who was a member of the Sunni Islamic sect, was lured into the Shiâia movement by Iranians who offered him money.
He narrated how they grew up together, describing El-Zakzaky as a very intelligent person.
âMy brother, El-Zakzaky, and I grew up together. He is very bright, gifted, and has a photographic memory. He is like a tape recorder. Everything he reads, he comprehends and translates the same to his numerous followers. We attended the same primary school,â he said.
âOn completion of our primary school education, El-Zakzaky gained admission to the Advanced Teachers College in Kano (now Federal College of Education, Kano) while I went to Katsina Teacherâs College. Shortly after, he started corresponding with Iran. He was not a Shiite member at the time. But after he acquired a degree from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, he started assembling students to propagate Islam, like a preacher.
âHe got the idea from Iran and subsequently, he started amassing money. Iran invited him to their country to join them (become a Shiite), and they financed him. Originally, El-Zakzaky was Sunni but Iran lured him into becoming a Shiâite.
âEl-Zakzaky became a Shiite after visiting Iran, following their promise to appoint him as their Shiite ambassador in Nigeria. He changed, particularly because of money as Iran was financing him. Previously, there were no Shiites in Nigeria. El-Zakzaky imported Shiite into Nigeria, via his ties with Iran but the majority of Nigerians is Sunnis. Itâs only people in the villages, where ignorance persists, that embrace Shiite movement because they do not know what Islam is all about. If you abuse Abubakar, you abuse Aisha, you abuse Hafsat, and youâve abused the Prophet, which is the stock in trade of the Shiites.â
Yakoob said IMN members were wrong for âattackingâ the convoy of Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, in Zaria.
âGlobally, no country or any other group can attack the Chief of Army Staff, who has thousands or millions of soldiers under his command. To attack the Chief of Army Staff, you have attacked the entire military and Nigeria,â he said.
âWhatever happens to whosoever dares to attack the military should be held responsible for his misfortunes. Itâs unheard of anywhere in the world for any group of people to attack a military leader. Nowhere in any country in the world will anyone dare to attack the Chief of Army Staff.
âThose who attacked the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, should learn to face the consequences. El-Zakzaky has no right because he was the one who attacked Burataiâs convoy. Nobody can attack the government and gets away scot-free.â
On Monday, a high court in Kaduna granted El-Zakzaky and his wife permission to treat themselves in India. The IMN leader and his wife had sought application for medical leave.
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