The Press briefing emphasized on injustice been meted out on the Peaceful members of Islamic Movement in Sokoto and the subsequent Court Judgement.

112 members of the Islamic Movement in Sokoto were sentenced to 11 years imprisonment  by a local Sharia Court in Sokoto following their arrest after the killing of one Umar Danmaishiyya by unknown assassins. All effort to link the killing to members failed, but still the court which lacks Jurisdiction to treat the case passed a bias judgment on the peaceful members.

Press briefing on Sokoto Crises organised by the Resource Forum

Mostly in participants were reporters from local media in Nigeria. A press release was read followed by question from the press men.

Barrister M.S. Yakubu, one of the Counsel to the accused also spoke after the the briefing. He described the court action as injustice. He said keeping accused for almost seven month without establishing evidence , by a Court which lacks Jurisdiction to handle such a case, is illegal. He described unfair trial/judgment against the accused  as a gross violation of national and International human right value.

Barrister Yakubu , a counsel to 16 accused was able to win the case in favour of the accused. They have been released since. He added that the remaining 112 members who were sentenced can  obtain freedom  by appeal in Higher court.