Sheikh Zakzaky arrives in Iran for medical treatment

The couple were taking legal action seeking the restoration of their passports but faced stalling tactics from the government. IHRC wrote to the UN in January 2022 urging the organisation to intervene.

Sheikh Zakzaky has lead poisoning after sustaining four gunshot injuries during the 2015 massacre of Islamic Movement of Nigeria members and supporters by the country’s armed forces. The toxicity is believed to be a direct result of the shrapnel from bullets left in his body. The sheikh has also lost sight in one eye and the use of one arm and has suffered several strokes.