The Nigerian people once again demonstrated in the capital, Abuja, demanding the release of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria.

Iran PressAfrica: Nigerians chanted slogans condemning the continued detention of Sheikh Zakzaky. 

The demonstrators held placards and pictures of Sheikh Zakzaky in support of the leader of the Islamic Movement.

Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife were arrested on December 13, 2015, during a Nigerian military raid on a Husseiniyah in the town of Zaria.

In recent months, Nigerians have repeatedly staged demonstrations in various cities demanding the release of Sheikh Zakzaky, but Nigerian security forces have cracked down on them. 219