Abuja counter-protesters insist Nnamdi Kanu’s trial must continue

By Omeiza Ajayi

ABUJA:  A radical of demonstrators connected Monday staged a counter-protest successful Abuja to reason renewed calls for the merchandise of detained person of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

The protesters who gathered adjacent the Labour House span successful the metropolis centre, carrying placards with inscriptions specified arsenic “No Pressure to the Rule of Law”, argued that Nigeria indispensable let the judicial process to instrumentality its people without governmental interference.

Wearing azygous shirts and waving nationalist flags, the radical marched successful an orderly mode with respective nationalist songs playing successful the background.

Security operatives lone mounted barricades astir the country to forestall disruptions, portion eyewitnesses said astatine slightest 3 buses brought the protesters to the venue. The rally ended without incident.

Kanu has been successful custody since June 2021, facing terrorism-related charges and accusations of inciting unit successful the South-East. Government officials person consistently maintained that his proceedings indispensable beryllium concluded earlier immoderate information of release.

Monday’s counter-demonstration came lone hours aft information agents dispersed a #FreeNnamdiKanuNow rally led by activistic Omoyele Sowore adjacent the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, wherever teargas was utilized to interruption up the gathering. The activistic insists that unrecorded rounds were changeable the protesters.

The station Abuja counter-protesters importune Nnamdi Kanu’s proceedings indispensable continue appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.