Jailed Muslim cleric and wife released from Nigerian prison
By DW
29 July 2021 |
9:04 am
Shiite leader Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife have been in jail since 2015. On Wednesday, a Nigerian court acquitted the couple and ordered their release.
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