Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, will in the next few hours depart the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to India for medical treatment.
This follows the order of the Kaduna State High court granting El-Zakzaky and his wife leave to undergo treatment at an Indian hospital of their choice.
According to TVC News, their passports and other travel documents are now ready.
The court had ordered that they should be released by the Department of State Services to go for treatment and return for the continuation of their trial after their discharge from the hospital.
It was gathered that apart from security personnel who are to accompany the Sheikh, family members would also be on the trip.
The latest development is believed to have followed federal government’s intervention to douse tension over the Shi’a leader’s health.