Security Operatives Mount Guard at Aso Rock, NASS Amid #FreeNnamdiKanu Protest
Security personnel have been stationed around key federal government establishments, including the Presidential Villa, National Assembly, and judiciary complex, following intelligence reports of a possible security threat linked to the ongoing #FreeNnamdiKanu protest.
Officers were seen firing teargas intermittently to disperse crowds made up mostly of government workers who were denied access to their offices. Some of the affected workers expressed frustration, saying they should have received official communication advising them to stay home.
Meanwhile, protesters earlier dispersed from the Transcorp area in Maitama have regrouped at the popular Berger Roundabout. The demonstration, led by Omoyele Sowore, Aloy Ejimakor, and others, began near the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) headquarters in Maitama, with chants of “Free Nnamdi Kanu Now.”
The group is demanding the unconditional release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Kanu was first arrested on October 14, 2015, by the Department of State Services (DSS) on charges of treasonable felony and operating an unlawful society. He was granted bail in 2017 but fled Nigeria after a military raid on his Abia residence during Operation Python Dance.
In June 2021, he was re-arrested and returned to Nigeria from Kenya under what his lawyers described as “extraordinary rendition.” Since then, he has remained in DSS custody in Abuja.
According to The Nation, the protesters are demanding the immediate release of the IPOB leader, insisting his continued detention violates multiple court orders.
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