Abuja Protest: Kanu’s lawyer, others chanted war songs, police tell court

….gets bid to remand them successful Kuje situation till Friday

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri

ABUJA – An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court sitting astatine Kuje, connected Tuesday, remanded Mr. Alloy Ejimakor, a subordinate of the ineligible squad representing the detained person of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, successful Kuje prison.

Ejimakor was remanded alongside Kanu’s younger brother, Emmanuel (otherwise known arsenic Fineboy), and 10 others that were arrested portion protesting for the unconditional merchandise of the embattled IPOB leader.

Police, successful the First Information Report, FIR, it filed earlier the court, alleged that the defendants, during the #FreeNnamdiKanu protestation it said was held successful disobedience to a tribunal order, chanted warfare songs portion disrupting the escaped travel of traffic.

It alleged that they engaged successful transgression conspiracy, incited disturbance and disturbed nationalist peace, offences punishable nether sections 152, 114 and 113 of the Penal Code Law.

The complaint against the defendants, read: “That connected 20th time of October, 2025, you (1). Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, (2). Prince Emmnauel Kanu, (3). Joshua Emmanuel, (4). Bishop Wilson Anyalewechi, (5). Barrister Okere Kingdom Nnamdi, (6). Clinton Chimeneze, (7). Gabriel Joshua, (8). Isiaka Husseini, (9). Onyekachi Ferdinand. (10). Amadi Prince, (11). Edison Ojisom, and (12). Godwill Obiama, each antheral adults of FCT Abuja were arrested by a squad of information agents successful antithetic locations wrong FCT portion involving yourselves successful inciting disturbance, and breach of nationalist Peace successful disobedience to a tribunal Order, denying different citizens the state of movement, disrupting escaped travel of postulation portion chanting warfare songs and requesting for the merchandise of Nnamdi Kanu who is undergoing lawful proceedings astatine the Federal High Court successful a mode that threatens National Security.

“You thereby committed the supra mentioned offences.”

Meanwhile, Vanguard learned that though the defendants, who were taken to the tribunal from a constabulary detention facility, were docked, they could not instrumentality their plea owing to the lack of ineligible practice for them.

It was gathered that portion 1 of the defendants, Okere Nnamdi, who is besides a ineligible practitioner, elected to support himself, Kanu’s counsel, Ejimakor, pleaded for a stand-down to alteration their ineligible squad to arrive.

Ejimakor’s plea was rejected by the tribunal which adjourned the lawsuit till Friday.

A subordinate of Kanu’s ineligible squad who spoke to Vanguard connected the crushed of anonymity, said the lawsuit was already adjourned earlier they got to the court.

He further confirmed that a question was swiftly filed for the defendants to beryllium released connected bail.

However, the lawyer decried that spirited attempts to service the bail exertion connected the constabulary failed arsenic his squad was informed that the idiosyncratic that has the authorization to judge the process, was not available.

“This is the unfortunate concern astatine the moment,” the lawyer lamented.

Police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, had successful the aftermath of the protestation that took spot successful Abuja and different parts of the state connected Monday, confirmed the apprehension of Kanu’s lawyer, member and the 10 others.

“We arrested Nnamdi Kanu’s brother, his lawyer due to the fact that they insisted connected making mode to the restricted areas. And not conscionable 2 of them, six others were besides arrested astir Transcorp, and for this aforesaid reason. So we arrested a full of 8 of them.

“They are presently astatine the authorities CID, and erstwhile we reason our investigation, conscionable similar we said successful our statement, that anybody who violated that tribunal bid would beryllium arrested, diligently investigated and prosecuted.

“So erstwhile we reason that, which we should tonight, past they’ll beryllium prosecuted immediately, successful little than 24 hours, they volition beryllium facing the court,” helium told Channels Television connected Monday.

It volition beryllium recalled that the Federal High Court successful Abuja had past Friday, issued an exparte bid that restrained the organisers of the protest, led by a erstwhile statesmanlike campaigner and activist, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, from proceeding with their program to march to the Aso Rock Villa, being the spot of powerfulness and President Bola Tinubu’s abode, to request for Kanu’s freedom.

The court, successful the ruling that was delivered by Justice Mohammed Umar, banned the protesters from the Aso Rock Villa, the National Assembly and the Unity Fountain successful Abuja.”