Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, have filed a suit at the Federal High Court Abuja, challenging the seizure of their international passports by the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Attorney General of theFederation, Abubakar Malami.
In their separate suits filed by the Femi Falana Chambers on October 14,
they told the court that their passports were last seen in the possession of
the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), which has officially denied that
it was in their possession.
On attempting to renew their passports through the Immigration Service,
it was revealed that the passports have been flagged by the DSS. They
add that all requests to remove the restriction have been ignored by the
secret agency.
The duo asked the court to compel the DSS and the AGF to release their
passports and lift the red flag restrictions.
They are also asking the court to declare that the seizure of their
passports since May 2019, as illegal and unconstitutional because it
violates their fundamental rights to freedom of movement.
