KARGIL: Under the banner of Anjuman e Jamiat e Ulama Isna Asharia Kargil (AJUIAK) Ladakh thousands stages protest in the frontier Kargil town of Jammu and Kashmir today, against the illegal detention of renowned Nigerian leader Shiekh Ibrahim Zakzaky, his wife and followers. Denouncing the Buhri government against brutal attack on peaceful protesters in Nigeria the protesters were raising slogans for the release of Shiekh Ibrahim Zakzaky.
The protest was started from Howza ilmia after the central Friday prayers and marched through main bazar of Kargil and then culminated at Howza ilmia chowk again, where speakers expressed their solidarity with the Islamic leader of Nigeria Ayatollah Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.
Speaking on the occasion president of Anjuman Jamiat e Ulama Isna Asharia Kargil, Hojatul Islam Shiekh Nazir Mehdi Mohmmadi urged people to raise voice in solidarity with Shiekh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his million followers. He also appealed government of India to use the office of External Affairs ministry to ensure justice for Shiekh Zakzaky and appeal that take up the issue with Nigerian government to allow sheikh Zakzaky and his wife for medical treatment in India.
Meanwhile Advocate Shahnawaz Ali and Prominent youth leader Sajjad Hussain Kargili also spoken to the gathering. Both the speakers urged for sheikh zakzaky and his wife immediate release for medical treatment. The speakers further urged that the international community must take a stand against the continuing violence by the state against innocent, peaceful protestors.