By Akinwale Kasali
Aloy Ejimakor, lawyer to detained Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has been arrested.
Ejimakor was arrested at the protest ground of the #Freennamdikanu ongoing at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.
Ejimakor disclosed his arrest in a post on his X handle on Monday, saying police arrested him, alongside others persons participating in the protest.
He wrote: “We’ve just been arrested. Myself, Prince Emanuel and others. We are at FCT COMMAND CID. Myself, Fine Boy and others. No 1 Zaria Steeet, Gariki 2, Abuja”, he wrote.
Ejimakor had earlier accused the police of using teargas to disperse protesters who gathered in Abuja on Monday.
He said the incident left him with irritation in his eyes and throat.
The protest spearheaded by Omoyele Sowore, founder of SaharaReporter and former Presidential Candidate.
The protesters included members of Civil Society Organisations who converged on Monday to demand the release of Kanu, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, since June 2021.
While chanting solidarity songs, armed security agents subsequently moved in, firing multiple rounds of tear gas to disperse protesters.
The protest is part of renewed calls by his supporters for the Nigerian Government to comply with previous court rulings ordering Kanu’s release.
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