"Sowore Threatens to Rally at FCT Police Command if Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer Remains Detained"

Table of Contents

1. Sowore's Threat to Police Command
2. Details of the Arrest
3. Sowore's Reaction
4. Official Response
5. Concerns About Legal Ethics

Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has threatened to take action against the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command if Aloy Ejimakor, the lawyer representing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is not released.
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This follows the police's arrest of Ejimakor during the #FreeNnamdiKanuProtest on Monday in Abuja.

Ejimakor, along with Fineboy Kanu, a relative of the IPOB leader, and several others, was reportedly detained by officers from the Federal Capital Territory Police Command during the protest.

In response, Sowore took to his verified X account on Monday to denounce the action, warning the police against what he termed illegal detention.

“The FCT Police is directed to release Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, Fineboy Kanu, and others who have been illegally arrested, tortured, and are currently being detained due to the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest immediately. If not, we will mobilize everyone currently on the streets to the FCT command and occupy their office,” he stated.

According to DAILY POST, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, previously urged legal regulatory bodies in Nigeria to take action against Ejimakor for participating in the ongoing #FreeNnamdiKanu protest.

Onanuga expressed that Ejimakor's involvement in the protest violates legal ethics, given that Kanu’s case is still pending in a competent court.

He remarked, “I saw Aloy Ejimakor, one of Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyers, among the small group of protesters mobilized in Abuja by Omoyele Sowore. I question what Mr. Ejimakor was thinking when he chose to join this disorganized protest. As a lawyer, he should be aware of the sub judice principle, especially concerning the ongoing treason case before the court.”