On Monday, protesters led by Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, stormed the streets of Nigeria’s capital city, calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) from custody.
Mr Kanu has been in detention since 2021 as he faces trial on terrorism charges which stemmed from his separatist activities calling for the independence of the South-east region as a sovereign state. The Nigerian government accused him in the trial that dates back to 2015 of inciting violence that has led to wanton killings and destruction of properties in the region.
But protesters led by Mr Sowore, the 2019 and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, maintained that Mr Kanu’s detention is unjust and politically motivated and called for the IPOB leader’s unconditional release.
In Abuja, protesters marched from the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in the Maitama District, through Wuse to Berger and down to Utako. The protest subsequently continued at Apo down to Gudu area of Abuja before Mr Sowore finally led a few remaining protesters to the FCT Police Command in an attempt to secure the release of some arrested protesters
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