At the hearing of their bail application in Kaduna state yesterday July 29th, Femi Falana told journalists that El-Zakzaky and his wife were in dire need of medical attention as they had not been given adequate medical care since their detention in 2015.
El-Zakzaky and his wife sustained gunshot wounds during the clash members of his religious organization had with men of the Nigerian Army in December 2015.
He said the pellets of bullets have been in the bodies of the detainees since the December 2015 incident in Zaria, Kaduna.
He said “In fact, he was not in court because his health had gone very bad. Even during last appearance, he could not climb the staircase to the courtroom. That is why we applied that he be excused from appearance in court, and it was granted. The pellets in their bodies had resulted to lead poison and they need to be urgently removed by highly professional medical personnel”.