Police have reportedly apprehended Aloy Ejimakor, lawyer to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Ejimakor announced the development in a post shared on his 𝕏 handle on Monday.
He disclosed that the police arrested him along others persons participating in the protest.
According to him, they are currently being held at FCT Command CID.
He wrote: “We’ve just been arrested. Myself, Prince Emanuel and others. We are at FCT COMMAND CID. Myself, Fine Boy and others. No 1 Zaria Steeet, Gariki 2, Abuja.”
Ejimakor had earlier accused the police of using teargas to disperse protesters who gathered in Abuja on Monday.
He said the incident left him with irritation in his eyes and throat.
He wrote, “I’m in front of Transcorp Hilton with a mammoth crowd that gathered for #MNKOct20 and the police just exploded teargas. My eyes and throat hurt. They’re scattering everywhere.
Naijaonpoint reports that the protesters converged on Monday to demand the release of Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since June 2021.
The protest was part of renewed calls by his supporters for the Nigerian Government to comply with previous court rulings ordering Kanu’s release.
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