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The Nigeria Police Force has said that it obtained a specific court order regarding the protest demanding the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on Monday while responding to questions during an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television monitored by The Eastern Updates.
Hundeyin was speaking about the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest, which took place in the nation’s capital on Monday.
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“We got a court order specifically about this protest, restricting protest from certain areas like the Aso Villa, the Supreme Court, the National Assembly, Eagle Square and Force Headquarters on the Shehu Shagari Way.
“The court order said the protesters are restricted from those areas mentioned,” he said.
The Eastern Updates reports that the protests began in the morning, with human rights activist Omoyele Sowore at the forefront.
Defying a judicial restriction on demonstrations in Abuja’s power district, activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has called for nationwide protests demanding Nnamdi Kanu’s release, framing the agitation as a broader fight against repression and the erosion of constitutional rights.
In a message posted early Monday on X (formerly Twitter), the former presidential candidate encouraged Nigerians to take visible action.
“Good morning, wherever you may be this morning, do not stop moving. Carry a sign, sing a song, make a statement!” he wrote.
The appeal came hours after Sowore released a late-night statement welcoming activists traveling to the capital for the protest, tagged #FreeNnamdiKanuNow. He praised their “courage and solidarity,” describing the movement as a moment of shared history.
According to Sowore, the rally is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. in front of Abuja’s Transcorp Hilton Hotel. “Come ready, come peaceful, come determined,” he said, adding on Facebook that the organisers aim to “put one million people on the streets of Abuja.”
