US EditionMy eyes, throat hurt – Nnamdi Kanu's lawyer, Ejimakor accuses police of using teargas on protesters
Protesters demanded Nnamdi Kanu's release from detention since June 2021 while police used teargas and blocked roads to prevent gatherings, officials said.
- On Monday, Nigerian police fired teargas and occupied major roads in Abuja, Nigeria, to disperse protesters calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of IPOB.
- Protesters converged to demand the release of Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra , who has been in DSS custody since June 2021 and faces seven counts of terrorism.
- In central Abuja, armed police patrolled with water cannon and armoured trucks, while soldiers supported police operations in other parts of the city during Monday's protests.
- The lead counsel reported eye and throat irritation after officers fired teargas, and Ejimakor said on X he was among a large crowd at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.
- More than a million people perished in the 1967 civil war, as Nnamdi Kanu leads the banned Indigenous People of Biafra advocating southeastern Nigeria's secession.
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Nigerian police use teargas to quash protests over separatist leader's detention
ABUJA - Nigerian police fired teargas on Monday and occupied major roads in the capital Abuja to stop demonstrations called to protest the continued detention of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu, who is on trial facing terrorism charges. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Sowore: Nnamdi Kanu’s Brother, Lawyer Have Just Been Arrested
Policemen deployed to stop the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest have arrested Nnamdi Kanu’s brother and his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, according to convener of the protest, Omoyele Sowore. In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account, Sowore alleged that policemen arrested Kanu’s brother, Ejimakor, and other bystanders. “The @PoliceNG team deployed to brutalize #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protesters arrested Nnamdi Kanu’s brother, and his lawyer, @AloyEjimakor, a…
My eyes, throat hurt – Nnamdi Kanu's lawyer, Ejimakor accuses police of using teargas on protesters
Aloy Ejimakor, the lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the police of using teargas to disperse protesters who gathered in Abuja on Monday. Ejimakor, in a post on X, said he was among a large crowd assembled in front of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel for the #MNKOct20 demonstration when police officers fired teargas into the air. He said the incident left him with irritation in his ey…
Tension in Abuja as police fire tear gas, gunshots, disrupt Sowore led #FreeNnamdiKanu protest
A protest calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu descended into chaos in Abuja on Monday, October 20, 2025, after security operatives fired tear gas and live rounds into the air, forcing protesters—led by activist Omoyele Sowore—to scatter. The #FreeNnamdiKanu demonstration began peacefully around the Transcorp Hilton area and quickly The post Tension in Abuja as police fire tear gas, gunshots, disrupt Sowore led #FreeNnamdiKanu protest appeared…
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