The lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Aloy Ejimakor, has accused the police of using teargas to disperse protesters who gathered in Abuja on Monday.
Naijaonpoint reports that the protesters had converged to demand the release of Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), since June 2021.
The rally was part of renewed calls by his supporters for the Federal Government to comply with previous court rulings ordering Kanu’s release.
In a post via 𝕏 Ejimakor said police officers fired teargas into the air while a large crowd assembled in front of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel for the protest.
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.”
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has cautioned against any attempt to desecrate or invade its custodial centres during the Nnamdi Kanu protest.
In a statement issued on Sunday, a spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Abubakar Umar, stressed that correctional facilities across the country remain restricted and inviolable.
“In light of the planned nationwide protest scheduled for Monday, October 20, 2025, calling for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the public is hereby informed that all correctional centres are declared as RED ZONES,” Umar declared.
The NCoS urged Nigerians to exercise restraint and cooperate with security agencies during the protest, noting that correctional facilities are not protest grounds.
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