Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has issued a strong warning to the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, threatening to lead a march to their headquarters if Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is not released.
Ejimakor was reportedly arrested on Monday in Abuja during the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest, alongside Fineboy Kanu, a relative of the IPOB leader and several other demonstrators. The arrests were allegedly carried out by officers of the FCT Police Command.
Reacting to the development, Sowore took to his verified X account to denounce the police action, describing it as unlawful and demanding the immediate release of those detained.
He wrote, “The FCT Police is instructed to release Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, Fineboy Kanu, and others illegally arrested, tortured, and currently being forced into detention over #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest immediately, or we will mobilize the entire crew now on the street to the FCT command and occupy their office.”
Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, had earlier called on legal regulatory authorities to sanction Ejimakor for joining the ongoing protest.
Onanuga argued that Ejimakor’s participation in the demonstration violated legal ethics, as Kanu’s trial remains before a competent court.
He stated, “I spotted Aloy Ejimakor, one of Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyers, among the small group of protesters mobilised in Abuja by Omoyele Sowore.
“I wonder what Mr. Ejimakor was thinking when he decided to join this shambolic protest. As a lawyer, he should be aware of the principle of sub judice, particularly in relation to the ongoing treason case before the court.”
