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Two AFP journalists covering #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest arrested

by Folarin Kehinde October 20, 2025

written by Folarin Kehinde

Two AFP journalists covering the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city have been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police.

The journalists – an American identified as Nicholas Roll and John, a Nigerian – were arrested during the protest demanding the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

According to Sahara Reporters, the journalists were arrested and their phones, cameras and other gadgets confiscated by the police officials.

Several other protesters who witnessed the duo’s arrest said the police had first fired tear gas at the reporters before arresting them.

It was also gathered that the police at some point returned their phones but refused to hand over their security gear and cameras.

The witnesses also stated that the operatives had argued that the journalists had failed to inform the police of their intention to cover the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest.

“Their argument is that John should have informed the police that he was going to be there,” one of the witnesses said.

While the police have released Nicholas, John is still in Police custody.

The #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest started in the early hours of Monday, October 20, with several supporters and members of the IPOB protesting the prolonged detention of Kanu by the Federal Government.

The protesters led by publisher and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore took to the streets of Abuja despite warnings by the Police and the Federal Government barring them from converging in some key locations across the Federal Capital Territory.

Also, in a swift move, the Nigeria Police have blocked major exits and entrances into the FCT leading to a massive gridlock in the city.

October 20, 2025 0 comments

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JUST IN: Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Aloy Ejimakor, Others Arrested During Abuja Protest

by Folarin Kehinde October 20, 2025

written by Folarin Kehinde

Security operatives have arrested Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Ejimakor revealed this in a post on his X handle on Monday, stating that he and several others participating in a protest were apprehended by the police.

He wrote: “We’ve just been arrested — myself, Prince Emanuel, and others. We are at FCT Command CID, No. 1 Zaria Street, Garki 2, Abuja.”

Earlier, Ejimakor had accused security operatives of firing teargas to disperse peaceful protesters demanding Kanu’s release, adding that the fumes caused irritation to his eyes and throat.

The protesters had gathered in Abuja on Monday to press for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since June 2021.

The demonstration was part of renewed calls on the Federal Government to obey court orders directing Kanu’s release.

October 20, 2025 0 comments

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Nnamdi Kanu Ordered Death on Tinubu, Wike – Prosecution Tells Court

by Nelson Ugwuagbo May 7, 2025

written by Nelson Ugwuagbo

A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday that the separatist leader admitted to making broadcasts in which he called for violent attacks on key Nigerian leaders, including President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

Led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), the second prosecution witness testified that Kanu, while giving his statement on July 17, 2021, confirmed making the broadcasts. The witness said Kanu offered a N100 million bounty for Wike’s head and called for the burning of Tinubu’s assets.

The court admitted into evidence seven recordings of Kanu’s broadcasts, which were stored on a flash drive and played openly in the courtroom.

In a broadcast dated December 12, 2020, Kanu described the Eastern Security Network (ESN) as a vigilante group, similar to the Amotekun Corps and Miyetti Allah. Toward the end of the recording, he urged followers to kill Wike, accusing the former Rivers State governor of placing a N50 million bounty on a Biafran.

“He does not deserve to live,” Kanu was heard saying, adding that any governor who presides over the killing of his people would face similar consequences.

Another broadcast played in court, dated October 20, 2020, during the End SARS protests, featured Kanu inciting violence in Lagos. He directed his followers to attack Tinubu, whom he described as a “traitor,” and to target police and other uniformed personnel.

“Tinubu’s hotel must be burnt down. Tinubu should not be allowed to escape,” he said in the recording.

In a separate recording, Kanu was heard placing a N100 million bounty on Wike, stating: “Dead or alive, Wike is N100 million. I will pay cash. Get me his head.”

May 7, 2025 0 comments

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Betrayed: Tinubu’s refusal to honour Seyi’s pact with us disappointing – Nnamdi Kanu’s family

by Folarin Kehinde January 3, 2025

written by Folarin Kehinde

“The truth is that Nigerian courts cannot, will not and do not have both the substantive and procedural jurisdiction to try him. His detention is without the backing of any known law in Nigeria or elsewhere in the world.

“It’s a shame that those who claim to be men of honour cannot honour their word.”

The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, have expressed disappointment over the failure of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to honour an alleged agreement between his son Seyi , and the family before the 2023 general election.

Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, in a statement, claimed that Seyi with the approval of his father, personally met with him in Abuja shortly before the election, where both parties entered into agreement concerning Kanu.

According to him, it was agreed that IPOB would not bycott the polls on the condition that Tinubu would release Kanu if elected President.

Prince Emmanuel expressed disappointment that nearly two years after the emergence of Tinubu as President, his brother (Kanu), has continued to languish in detention despite the fact that the presiding Judge, Justice Binta Nyako, had since recused herself from the matter.

He said it was disappointing that those who claimed to be honourable, failed to keep their words.

The statement read:”Before the last election, I received a message from an ex-governor that Seyi the son of President Tinubu wanted to see me. I agreed to meet with him on the condition that the overriding priority and hence the fulcrum of our discussion will be the release of my brother. The meeting was held in Abuja in the presence of another individual whom I asked along to witness the deliberations and if need be provide independent verification should the need arise.

“Seyi confirmed to me that his father sanctioned the meeting and that I should consider any agreement we reach as binding on the then candidate Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“In good faith we agreed that I shall relay the outcome to my brother to reinforce the long held tradition of IPOB not interfering with the conduct of elections, either through boycott or any other form of civil disobedience. This understanding was duly communicated to my brother and he reaffirmed his commitment not to stop the elections or order any boycott.

“When President Tinubu as a candidate visited Owerri during his campaign, he too reiterated his commitment to facilitate the release of my brother if elected. We took his public statement as a tacit reaffirmation of the understanding I reached with his son Seyi.

“At the end, IPOB did not call for election boycott despite having the capacity to do so. IPOB also made sure that discordant voices urging election boycott were overcome because election boycotts would not reflect well on the reputation of a global movement that prides itself on adherence to democratic tenets.

“It therefore, defies logic that nearly two years after President Tinubu assumed the mantle of leadership in Nigeria, my brother is still in detention despite not having any charge against him. It’s been over three months now that Justice Binta Nyako recused herself from the case yet no new judge has been assigned the case.

“This is on top of the fact that Appeal Court had earlier discharged him of the sham charges and ordered his release which the previous regime of Buhari declined to obey.

“Supreme Court determination that his bail ought not to have been revoked has been ignored by the courts and the government. The latest insult is that Abuja courts of all persuasion are no longer willing to determine the case of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on merit but are rather relying on ludicrous and inapplicable technicalities to stall the timely determination of his cases.

“It’s a shame that those who claim to be men of honour cannot honour their word.”

January 3, 2025 0 comments

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BREAKING: Justice Binta Nyako to step down from Nnamdi Kanu’s trial

by Folarin Kehinde September 24, 2024

written by Folarin Kehinde

At the resumed hearing in the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, Justice Binta Nyako, said she was going to recuse herself from the trial.

Recuse, as defined by the Law.com dictionary, means to refuse to be a judge (or for a judge to agree to a request by one of the parties to step aside) in a lawsuit or appeal because of a conflict of interest or other good reason (acquaintanceship with one of the parties, for example). It also applies to a judge or prosecutor being removed.

Nyako’s response to recuse herself from the trial followed Kanu’s request in the open court that the trial judge recuse herself from his trial since she has refused to obey the orders of the Supreme Court.

Kanu is being prosecuted by the Federal Government on a seven-count bordering on terrorism.

Kanu stated that he had lost confidence in the court and that the trial judge should recuse herself from his trial.

Meanwhile, Justice Nyako replied that she would be happy to do just that. She added that she would be sending Kanu’s case file back to the chief judge for it to be reassigned.

Meanwhile, Kanu ordered his counsel, Alloy Ejimakor, to sit down while he was trying to persuade the court to suspend the trial on the basis that his client was denied the opportunity to prepare his defence.

Kanu referred to the Supreme Court judgement where alleged bias against the judge was raised.

“Sit down! I say you should sit down!” Kanu had yelled at his lawyer.

Speaking further, he said, “My lord, I have no confidence in this court any more, and I ask you to recuse yourself because you did not abide by the decision of the Supreme Court.

“I can understand it if the DSS refuses to obey a court order, but for this court to refuse to obey an order of the Supreme Court is regrettable.

“I am asking you to recuse yourself from this case.”

The prosecution counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo, (SAN), however, tried to urge Justice Nyako to proceed with the trial, but she responded that she had been minded to recuse herself from the case.

“I hereby recuse myself and remit the case file back to the Chief Judge,” she declared.

September 24, 2024 0 comments

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Nnamdi Kanu Discharged, Not Acquitted – FG

by Folarin Kehinde October 14, 2022

written by Folarin Kehinde

THE Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami has said the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu was only discharged but not acquitted by the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal.

According to report, a three-member panel led by Justice Jummai Hanatu freed Kanu on Thursday.

Reacting to the development, Malami said the court’s decision was on a single issue that bordered on rendition.

According to a statement released by Malami’s Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Umar Gwandu, there were other issues predating Kanu’s rendition “on the basis of which Kanu jumped bail” which remained “valid issues for judicial determination”.

The statement said, “The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has received the news of the decision of the Court of Appeal concerning the trial of Nnamdi Kanu.

“For the avoidance of doubt and by the verdict of the Court, Kanu was only discharged and not acquitted.

“Consequently, the appropriate legal options before the authorities will be exploited and communicated accordingly to the public.

“The decision handed down by the court of appeal was on a single issue that borders on rendition.

“Let it be made clear to the general public that other issues that predates rendition on the basis of which Kanu jumped bail remain valid issues for judicial determination.

“The Federal Government will consider all available options open to us on the judgment on rendition while pursuing determination of pre-rendition issues.”

October 14, 2022 0 comments

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Buhari will soon release Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday Igboho – group coordinator

by Leading Reporters August 10, 2021

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The National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance (CAGG), Olusegun Bamgbose has said he can authoritatively say that President Muhammadu Buhari will soon release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu and Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho.

He asserted that the plan by the President to release both Kanu and Igboho was mainly linked with the advice that the nation’s leader got from his close associates.

He also said that the decision would be hinged upon how Buhari approaches the 2023 general elections.

Speaking convincingly, Bamgbose said the harassment of the two separatist leaders will soon be a matter of the past.

“There are strong underground moves both within and outside the country to discontinue the charges against them,” Bamgbose told Daily Post on Monday.

“Unknown to many Nigerians, some very close allies of President Buhari have strongly advised him to handle their cases wisely because of the 2023 General elections,” he said.

Bamgbose said Buhari has been told by his allies that clamping down on the Yoruba and Igbo secessionists will negatively affect the fortunes of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023.

“It’s obvious from the body language of the President that he will yield to their advice. Another aspect of it is that some Southern Governors are equally secretly negotiating soft ground for the embattled agitators,” he added.

“They are not making it public for obvious reasons. There is also the pressure from International Community to release them soon. In other words, both agitators may soon regain their freedom, hopefully before the end of the year.

“Some top politicians think that considering that 2022 will be the kickstart of the electioneering campaign for the 2023 general elections, it will be ideal to release them this year.

“However, of major concern is the continued violence in the South-East. The government seems to be closely monitoring events in the South-East.

“There are plans to release Igboho to continue his journey to Germany and later release Nnamdi Kanu to South-East Governors and Ohanaeze, but on condition that he will stay back in Nigeria.

“The plans are good but the primary thing President Buhari should do is to ensure fairness to all zones in the country. He is not to be seen as representing the interest of a clan or region.

“He was not elected by a particular section of Nigeria. There must be nothing like marginalisation in any form. The votes of his clan or region could not have made him the President of Nigeria.

“In the 2011 Presidential elections, he got 12 million votes, the majority of which came from the North, but he lost to (Goodluck) Jonathan. He won in 2015 because the South supported him. In order words, he should be more nationalistic in his approach to national issues,” he said.

August 10, 2021 0 comments

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Scan Revealed Nnamdi Kanu’s Health Worsening Over Torture Meted At Him – Lawyer

by Leading Reporters July 3, 2021

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A medical scan done on the Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has revealed that his heart has enlarged by about 13% due to extreme torture and dehumanizing situation he undergoes, his lawyer, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor has claimed.

Barrister Ejiofor said that his client – Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was actually abducted by the accursed Kenya’s Special Police Force on the 18th of June 2021 at their International Airport, and consequently taken to an undisclosed residence under dehumanizing conditions.

He was tortured and subjected to all forms of inhuman treatment which worsened his health condition. He was illegally detained for eight (8) good DAYS in Kenya before being transfered to their Nigerian counterpart.

He was purportedly investigated on a bogus charge while in their custody, ostensibly, awaiting to be handed over after their findings proved him innocent of all the spurious allegations. They later beckoned on their Nigerian Counterpart to take over.

Kenyan Government was deeply involved in the abduction, detention and ill-treatment of my Client before the illegal handover to their Nigerian counterpart.

A scan of his heart showed that the heart has enlarged by 13% due to the dehumanizing treatment meted to him. There will be need for immediate proper medical examination and attention for him.

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu conveyed his goodwill message to all IPOB family members worldwide, and craved for your unrelentless prayers.

We are going back to the Court for the needful. Other details cannot be entertained here.

His fortified legal team will address these infractions at the proper forum as we progress. Other details on our legal strategy, may not be made public.

With Chukwuokike Abiama on our side, Victory is assured. For if God Almighty be for us, who can be against us?

July 3, 2021 0 comments

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