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FG Spends N3.5m Every Month to Feed Detained Shi’ite Leader, El-Zakzaky – Lai Mohammed

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By Farouk Mohammed
Published: November 8, 2018
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Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has revealed that the Federal Government spends as much as N3.5 million a month to feed detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria aka Shi’ites, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.

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”It cost the Federal government N3.5 million every month to feed him” Lai said while addressing state house correspondents after FEC meeting.

https://www.okay.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Lai-Mohammed-Shiites-okay.mp4

El-Zakzaky was arrested in December 2015 after memebrs of his religious group had a clash with men of the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna state.

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okay.ng recalls that the leader El-Zakzaky and his wife were denied bail yesterday.

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