The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, his brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, and 10 others following their arrest during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja on Monday.
On Tuesday, former National Human Rights Commission Chairman, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, shared court documents confirming the arraignment via his 𝕏 handle.
Odinkalu wrote, “After themselves disrupting the lives of most ppl in Abuja yesterday, @PoliceNG has today secretly arraigned Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, @AloyEjimakor; & his brother, Kanunta, before a Magistrate in Kuje, on the most specious charges. Mr. Ejimakor has even become ‘Aliyu’!”
The police charged the suspects with inciting a disturbance and breach of public peace in defiance of a court order.
According to the charge sheet, the group allegedly disrupted free movement in Abuja by blocking roads, chanting war songs, and calling for the release of the detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
Force spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, had earlier confirmed during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today that Ejimakor, Kanu’s brother, and others were taken into custody.
He explained, “We arrested Nnamdi Kanu’s brother, his lawyer because they insisted on making way to the restricted areas. And not just two of them, six others were also arrested around TRANSCORP, and for this same reason. So we arrested a total of eight of them.”
Hundeyin added that the suspects were being investigated before prosecution. He stated, “They are currently at the state CID, and once we conclude our investigation… they will be prosecuted. In less than 24 hours, they will be facing the court.”
The arrests followed a Federal High Court order in Abuja barring protests within and around Aso Rock Villa, the National Assembly Complex, Force Headquarters, Court of Appeal, Eagle Square, and Shehu Shagari Way.
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