Television Nigerian

Impeccable sources in the know of events at Mendata Hospital in Indian has revealed that the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheik Ibraheem El-Zazaky has refused treatment in Medanta Hospital in India due to the failure of the Indian Hospital to facilitate his escape to Iran.

The source who pleaded anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the matter stated that the plot for the escape of Ibraheem EL-Zazaky was meant to have been carried out from the airport with an aircraft from the Iranian authorities already on the ground.

“The plot was hatched the moment it was confirmed that he was coming to India for treatment. Officials from the Iranian Embassy reached out to some staff of the hospital to assist with ferrying El-Zazaky to Iran in an attempt to evade his ongoing terrorism trial in Nigeria. The hospital management quickly informed the Indian authorities of the overtures made and stated their unwillingness to receive the patient at the hospital in case anything went wrong.”

“The Indian authorities were incensed by the revelation and pleaded with the management of the hospital not to back out as the move might further generate unpleasant headlines that the Indian authorities were not ready for the backlash that might arise.”

The source further added that the Chief Medical Director was promised extra security for the high profile patient with support from the Indian Immigration as well as the security agencies to ensure there is no breakdown of law and order.

“The hospital with support from the security agencies succeeded in creating a decoy by using a different route from the airport in an attempt to take unawares those mandated by the Iranian authorities to execute the plot.”

A top functionary of the Medanta hospital stated that the hospital put many security measures in place to ensure that the ride from the airport to the hospital was a smooth one and devoid of any escape attempt.

“The extra security presence rattled the patient who was visibly angry with the high presence of security operatives from the airport to the hospital. This situation prompted Ibraheem El-Zazaky to complain that he wanted to meet with his supporters and that he has a message for them. However, the hospital management assured him this his health is of paramount than meeting with supporters, and moreover, his condition would not warrant such a meeting. However, it did not go down well with him.”

“The patient consequently refused any form of access to him. He stated that his religion forbids for a non-Shia to take his blood samples and that it must only be a Shia Muslim that can take his blood sample.”

It was gathered that the insistence of the IMN leader to have a Shia doctor take his blood sample infuriated the management of the hospital that they requested that the patient be transferred to another medical facility. But this request was turned down by the Indian authorities knowing that the Medanta hospital is one the best in India with the specialty in treating his ailment.

A top member of the Indian security stated that it had been a difficult situation for the government in India that fear the possible diplomatic row that would ensue between Nigeria and India should the Iranian authorities have their way in ferrying the patient out of the country.

“The medical board was forced to make a presentation to the Indian authorities to the fact that the bulk of those coming to India for medical treatment are from Nigeria and should a diplomatic row ensue, it would harm their businesses. They further stated that in the light of the patient refusing treatment, no other hospital would be willing to admit him, but instead, he should be taken back to Nigeria in the interest of peace.”

It was also gathered that the pressure from the Iranian authorities intensified with overtures made to the security agencies, including the Indian immigration, to assist in facilitating the escape of the IMN leader.

An immigration source stated that the pressure forced the Indian Immigration to carry out sweeping changes in the immigration department at the airports if those earlier posted had been compromised.

“There was a massive redeployment of security and immigration officials at the airports with a stern directive from the authorities to seek clearance from the Foreign ministry for landing and take-off from any country in the Western Asia region.”

The source further stated that the extra security measure deployed in Indian indeed frustrated those that have been making overtures for the movement of the IMN leader from India to Iran.

“it is a difficult situation for the Indian authorities as it stands because of the refusal of the IMN leader to subject himself to treatment and it was observed that his continued stay in India might have some consequences in the polity.”

“We fear for a radicalization of the youths who can be easily swayed by a few wads of dollars, and as we speak the authorities in India have reached out to the Nigerian authorities with its reservations to the continued stay of the IMN leader in the country with his refusal to subject himself to treatment.

“They fear the worst could happen, and if that happens, the consequences might be unpleasant, and as such, the authorities are considering a couple of options on the table. Which includes the immediate departure of the IMN leader from India to any country of his choice.”

This medium was able to gather that the IMN leader and his supporters have resorted to making unguarded statements as a ploy to attract public sympathy. This explains the statement credited to the IMN leader as describing the Medanta hospital as worse than the Kirikiri prison in Nigeria.

A highly placed hospital source confided in this medium that the statements by the IMN leader that the reception he has received from the Medanta hospital is worse are as a result of the refusal of the hospital to play ball in his quest to evade justice.

“The Medanta hospital in India is one of the best specialist hospitals that boasts of the best hands in the medical industry. So for such statements questioning the capacity of the hospital to attend to his health issue is pure mischief and I can assure you that, but for the pressure from the Indian authorities the hospital would have discharged Ibraheem El-Zazarky for the negative implications his statements would have on the reputation of the hospital.”

“The hospital authorities, as well as the Indian authorities, are concerned about the politics been played by the IMN leader, which was not the initial arrangement.” He stated.

In a similar vein it as gathered that the Nigerian authorities are in touch with the Indian authorities towards seeking an amicable solution to the impasse created by the IMN leader.

The Advocates of Social Justice For All (ASJA) has reacted to the refusal of the leader of the outlawed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, to take his medication in Indian hospital where he was flown to for treatment.

Recall that a Kaduna State court had granted the IMN permission to travel abroad for medication.

However, latest report had it that El-Zakzaky has refused taking medication from doctors in the Indian hospital, insisting that he wants to be treated by those booked to treat him before he and his wife left from Nigeria.

Reacting, however, ASJA said the claim by El-Zakzaky was a ploy to escape route from justice.

The group further called on El-Zakzaky to accept treatment, complete the treatment and return home to face justice

His speech reads below.

Addressing newsmen on Wednesday, Venatius Asogo, President of ASJA advised the government to immediately exploit diplomatic channels, particularly with India and the other countries that he could transit through to arrive in Iran.

In keeping with a court ruling allowing the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Mr. Ibrahim el-Zakzaky, seek medical treatment in India, the Federal Government facilitated his travel to the country to commence his treatment.
Recall that the government of Kaduna state expressed reservations about this trip. The state, among other things, predicted that el-Zakzaky will like flee India to Iran. If the IMN leader ever makes it to this Islamic Republic then we can all be certain that it will result in unmitigated disaster. He will be able to run the terrorist organization from Iran, which has the reputation of being a state sponsor of terrorism.

Nigerians must equally not lose sight of the fact that 186 Shia doctors from Pakistan, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq had written a vexatious letter to the Federal Government asking for el-Zakzaky to be flown abroad for multidisciplinary treatment without specifying a destination country. The implication of this letter, even at a time the Indian trip has been finalized, is that they plan to route the IMN leader through any of six countries before ultimately smuggling him into Iran.

With these backgrounds, we are worried about the stories emanating from India since el-Zakzaky and hi wife arrived in that country. Update from the Indian hospital indicated that he has been refusing treatment from doctors while insisting on particular doctors that are apparently part of the 186 Shia doctors that wrote the referenced letter.

He even went as far as creating drama and lying that Nigeria switched his doctors in order to eliminate him. If he was not eliminated for the period he was in custody here in Nigeria he definitely is not worth wasting international efforts upon now that he is in the jurisdiction of another country. We also note, on the strength of his recalcitrance, that the gamut of symptoms that a visiting gang of Iranian doctors diagnosed him with were nothing but a ruse to make him escape Nigeria.

We further observed that the IMN leader was lamenting that he was under heavy security guard at the Indian hospital. This observation on his part is comical because it shows that his expectation of his medical trip was the one of escape from his ongoing trial in Nigeria. We wonder if he seriously thought he would be treated to a five star hotel experience without guards so that he can sneak into Iran.

It bears mentioning that not only are the security operatives needed to prevent him from escaping, they are as well a necessity to ensure his fanatical members do not secretly murder him to sour relationship between Nigeria and India while making our dear country appear bad.

A dimension we will like to call attention to is the fact that the IMN leader who claimed to be mortally ill and under heavy security did not just refuse treatment but also had time to make an audio recording to resume inciting his members even from far away India. If he can commit such inflammatory act while receiving treatment and under guard India we can then imagine what he will do when he finds his way into Iran.

These behaviours on the part of el-Zakzaky, going by these reports emanating from some quarters that he no longer fancies the Indian hospitals, which he desperately sought and for which his followers made all manner of trouble including killing innocent Nigerians, is the height of callousness and wickedness by the IMN leader.

For him to have said he had his own arrangement with certain India doctors, which tallies with the widespread claims that Indian has some of the best doctors in the world, el-Zakzaky should remain there. The only place he is free to leave India for is Nigeria, where his trial will resume once he sets foot in this jurisdiction. His best bet is to allow professional doctors without sectarian sentiments treat him while forsaking the coalition of charlatans that had petitioned President Buhari. El-Zakzaky should accept treatment, complete the treatment and return home to face justice.

We remind IMN and el-Zakzaky that they cannot continue to fool Nigerians with his drama, which is nothing but a decoy to escape justice over the numerous acts of terror that he is being tried for in Nigeria. He must by now know that India, as a committed ally of Nigeria, will not allow him become a fugitive from justice. Authorities of that country will see to it that he gets well in time to return to Nigeria and hear the verdict in the case of treason and other charges against him.

The federal government must take immediate measures to guard against the fast one that suspect is trying to pull on the country. This will include approaching to amend the leave it granted him to travel. To the best of our knowledge, the approval to travel did not include permission to produce, distribute and promote terrorist propaganda. This singular step is necessary to prevent el-Zakzaky from using his treatment in India as a cover to target inciting messages against Nigeria.

We advise that the government immediately exploit diplomatic channels, particularly with India and the other countries that he could transit through to arrive in Iran. The message must be put out there for countries to know not to provide refuge or passage that el-Zakzaky is seeking in order arrive in Iran and from that country send messages to radicalize their youths and instill extreme religious views in the population.

Advocates for Social Justice for All (ASJA) warns countries that are dispose to be tolerant of evil in pursuit of political correctness that making intervention for el-Zakzaky is at the same level with embracing fire to their bosoms. Their countries will eventually be contaminated by the sectarian extremism that the suspect has promoted in his bid to destabilize Nigeria. Specifically, the United States, the United Kingdom and European Union are warned that El-Zakzaky is the leader of a designated terror group in Nigeria. The youths of these nations will pay the price of being radicalized should they make the mistake of packaging the IMN leader as a victim.