Operatives of the Nigeria Police have arrested Aloy Ejimakor, lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, alongside Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, during a protest in Abuja on Monday.
The arrests occurred as demonstrators gathered near the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in the Federal Capital Territory to demand the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since June 2021.
Ejimakor confirmed the arrest via a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account, stating that he and others were being held at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the FCT Police Command in Garki.
“We’ve just been arrested. Myself, Prince Emmanuel and others. We are at FCT COMMAND CID. Myself, Fine Boy and others. No. 1 Zaria Street, Garki 2, Abuja,” he wrote.
The arrest came shortly after Ejimakor posted that police had fired tear gas at protesters who had assembled to begin the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow march.
The protest, led by human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, had earlier defied a court order restricting demonstrations around key government areas in Abuja, including the Presidential Villa and National Assembly Complex.
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