without charges since December 2015, made a short public appearance, his first in two years, being allowed to see his doctor. Since 2014, Zakzaky was held captive by Nigerian federal government and Kaduna State government for criminal charges, since then, many of his followers make a protest in all the state for his release. the act of detaining zakzaky long time without being judged was said to be against the law of the federation. 2019 clashes On 22 January 2019, Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat head to the Kaduna High Court for hearing on the bail application. They were guarded by heavily armed operatives as they made their way into the court. In July 2019, in order to demand the release of Ibraheem el-Zakzaky, hundreds of people gathered outside government buildings and policemen tried to disperse them by using gunshots and tear gas. During the clash, two people died and 40 protesters were arrested by police. The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), a group of Nigeria's minority Shia Muslims, said protests will continue until they secure the release of el-Zakzaky, because he suffered another stroke on Monday and it is needed urgently for him to be flown abroad for medical treatment. Abdullahi Murtala, a security analyst said, "Shia Muslims are emboldened by the perceived injustice of an 'immoral state' and will continue their protest and show of defiance against the Buhari government". Another clash with Nigerian police on 22 July claimed many lives both of the Shi'ites, police officers and a young reporter, Precious Owolabi under NYSC. A Deputy Commissioner of Police also lost his life during the clash. The Muhammadu Buhari-led government proscribed the sect as illegal movement in Nigeria after meeting with service chiefs over the clash Personal life He is married to Zeenah Ibraheem, with whom he had nine children. Currently, only three of his children (one son and two daughters) are living. Three of his sons were killed in the Zaria Quds Day massacres in 2014. Three more sons were killed in the 2015 Zaria massacre. It said that he died on 12th December 2022 at the age of 69, but it is not confirmed yet. It was a rumor. See also Tijaniyyah Shia Islam in Nigeria References External links Official website of the Islamic Movement (Nigeria) Islamic Movement In Nigeria Biography at Tripod 1953 births Nigerian Shia clerics Nigerian Shia Muslims Converts to Shia Islam