Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky arrived Delhi, the capital city of India for medical treatment in the early hours of today, August 13, even as an Islamic group in India, Anjuman e-Haideri, has undertaken to foot all the medical bills of El-Zakzaky and his wife. The Islamic Movement In Nigeria (IMN) confirmed that El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, were received by medical doctors and wheeled into the hospital.The spokesperson of the IMN, said that Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife made a stopover at Dubai International Airport in the early hours of today, August 13 at about 4:00 am.
El-Zakzaky alongside his wife and other security personnel left Nigeria yesterday, August 12 aboard an Emirate Airline number EK2614.
Meanwhile, report reaching us said that an Islamic group in India, known as Anjuman e-Haideri, in a letter signed by its General Secretary, Mr. Bahadur Naqvi, and addressed to the Managing Director and Chief Surgeon of Medanta Hospital, Dr. Naresh Trehan, offered to foot all the medical costs incurred by the El-Zakzakys in India.
A copy of the letter dated 12th August, 2019 reads: “Maulana Ibrahim Al-Zakzaky, who is a prominent Shi’a Muslim leader having a large following worldwide will be treated in your hospital.
“The Executive Committee of Anjuman e-Haideri, Jor bagh, New Delhi, by the direction of our Chief Patron, Maulana Kalbe Jawad Naqvi, has decided unanimously to bear all the medical costs incurred in India for his treatment.
“Kindly consider our request, do the needful and oblige.”
Sheikh El-Zakzaky, who is over 66 years old, suffers from Ischaemic heart disease, chronic hypertension, right eye severe visual impairment with progressive open glaucoma, mental toxicity, lead poisoning among other illnesses.
