The High Court in Kaduna has adjourned the trial of Shiite leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat indefinitely, following the appointment of the presiding judge, Justice Gideon Kurada to serve as judge in the Presidential and National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal in Yobe.
Speaking to newsmen shortly after the adjournment, lead counsel to the defendants, Femi Falana said aside the absence of the trial Judge, El-Zakzaky and wife Zeenat , were in dire need of medical attention and that was why they could not appear in court on Monday.
Falana said his clients have not been given adequate medical care since 14th December, 2015 when they were detained.
The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria and his wife are standing trial over allegations of culpable homicide, unlawful assembly, and disruption of public peace, among others.
