Several people have died in recent months  in demonstrations in the capital Abuja calling for this concession.

The ailing 66-year-old Ibrahim Zakzaky will be accompanied by Nigerian officials tasked with  ensuring  he returns home to face trial on charges of culpable homicide.

His wife Zeenah, who also requires urgent medical treatment, is travelling with him.

Supporters of Zakzaky, who converted from Sunni Islam to form the pro-Iranian Shia Islamic Movement of Nigeria, says he is losing his sight after suffering a number of strokes.

Nigerian authorities have failed to comply with an earlier court ruling that Zakzaky be released.

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The court order proscribing  the pro-Iranian Islamic Movement of Nigeria comes as its leader comes to court to end his four-year detention.

At least six demonstrators, a senior police officer and a journalist covering the demonstration died in clashes last week.

Supporters of Islamic Movement of Nigeria were demonstrating for the release of their leader Ibraheem Zakzaky who’s been held since 2015.

They say he has suffered two stroke and needs urgent medical treatment.

The authorities have now declared the IMN a terrorist group.

Government’s  failed to comply with a federal court ordering Zakzaky’s release two years ago. 

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The dead include a policeman and a journalist hit by a stray bullet.

The protestors from the Islamic Movement of Nigeria were calling for the release of their leader Ibrahim Zakzaky who has been held since 2015.

They say the medical conditions of Zakzaky and his wife, who is also in detention, are deteriorating.

Their spokesman Abubaker Abdulrahman says the violence began after the police hurled smoke and teargas canisters at them. This was followed by a volley of live rounds.

They say they have yet to ascertain the number of dead. 

Police say they were provoked by demonstrators torching a security building.

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