Nigerian authorities have granted Ibraheem Zakzaky, the leader of a pro-Iranian Shia group, leave to seek medical treatment in India.
He has been in detention since 2015 having been accused of murder, manslaughter, unlawful assembly and disruption of public peace.
He has denied the charges.
After weeks of protests, the government banned the group accusing it of unleashing violence and being an “enemy of the state”
Kaduna High Court on Monday granted the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky leave to go to India for medical treatment.
Police had early tightened security in the Kaduna metropolis ahead of the hearing of the bail application of the IMN leader and his wife, Zeenat.
Security agents had warned against any protests by anyone or group of persons on account of the Islamic cleric leader’s court appearance.
They also encouraged residents to go about their daily activities peacefully.
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