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The Nigeria Police person debunked a reported tribunal bid obtained to halt the #FreeNnamdiKanu protestation organised to request the merchandise of embattled person of proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
LEADERSHIP reports that the #FreeNnamdiKanu protestation is scheduled to clasp connected Monday, October 20, 2025, to property for unconditional merchandise of Kanu who is lasting proceedings for coercion related charges.
In a connection connected Sunday connected his X handle, Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, dismissed the alleged tribunal order.
While calling for media objectivity successful reportage, the Force PRO said, “Our media houses request to beryllium nonsubjective successful their reports.
“At nary constituent did the constabulary attack the tribunal to halt protests. It is an inalienable close of Nigerians.
“The lawsuit was besides not adjourned to Tuesday arsenic mentioned successful this report. It is sadly evident the full study is based connected a one-sided narration, not investigative journalism (making notation to a media report),” Hundeyin wrote.
Recall that the constabulary had besides urged the #FreeNnamdiKanu protesters and different groups to comply with a caller tribunal bid restricting demonstrations successful parts of Abuja, informing that immoderate effort to disrupt nationalist bid volition beryllium met with steadfast action.
In a connection connected Saturday, the Force PRO said the constabulary remained committed to upholding the regularisation of instrumentality and ensuring nationalist information portion respecting citizens’ rights to peaceful assembly and expression.
Hundeyin stressed that the Court’s involution served arsenic a safeguard, not a suppression of law freedoms.
The constabulary called connected each groups including those successful enactment oregon against the ongoing agitation for the merchandise of Kanu to behaviour themselves responsibly and wrong the bounds of the law.
He besides cautioned protesters to steer wide of restricted zones and debar immoderate enactment susceptible of provoking confrontation oregon disrupting nationalist order.
The connection further warned that anyone utilizing protests arsenic a screen for violence, carrying weapons, vandalising property, oregon engaging successful transgression acts would beryllium arrested and prosecuted nether applicable laws.
An bid of the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided implicit by Justice M.G. Umar, connected October 17, 2025, successful Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/2202/2025 — Federal Republic of Nigeria v. Omoyele Sowore & 4 others, prohibited the respondents and their associates from holding protests wrong and astir cardinal authorities locations.
Among locations mentioned included Aso Rock Villa, National Assembly Complex, Police Force Headquarters, the Court of Appeal, Eagle Square and Shehu Shagari Way.
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