A magistrate court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Aloy Ejimakor, one of the lawyers representing Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Police arrested Ejimakor in Abuja on Monday after he joined protesters demanding Kanu’s release.
The IPOB leader has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since his re-arrest in 2021.
The police charged Ejimakor, alongside 12 others, with various offences, including criminal conspiracy, disobedience of a lawful order, inciting disturbance, and disturbance of public peace, contravening sections 152, 114, and 113 of the Penal Code Law.
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The 13 defendants named in two separate first information reports (FIRs) are Ejimakor, Emmanuel Kanu, Joshua Emmanuel, Wilson Anyalewechi, Okere Kingdom Nnamdi, Clinton Chimeneze, Gabriel Joshua, Isiaka Husseini, Onyekachi Ferdinand, Amadi Prince, Edison Ojisom, Godwill Obioma, and Chima Onuchukwu.
According to the police, the defendants were arrested at different locations within the federal capital territory (FCT) while allegedly engaging in acts that disrupted public peace.
The FIR partly reads: “That on the 20th day of October, 2025, you (1) Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, (2) Prince Emmanuel Kanu, (3) Joshua Emmanuel, (4) Bishop Wilson Anyalewechi, (5) Barrister Okere Kingdom Nnamdi, (6) Clinton Chimeneze, (7) Gabriel Joshua, (8) Isiaka Husseini, (9) Onyekachi Ferdinand, (10) Amadi Prince, (11) Edison Ojisom, and (12) Godwill Obioma, all male adults of FCT Abuja, were arrested by a team of security agents in different locations within the FCT while involving yourselves in inciting disturbance and breach of public peace in disobedience to a court order, denying other citizens freedom of movement, disrupting free flow of traffic while chanting war songs and calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, who is undergoing lawful trial at the Federal High Court, in a manner that threatens national security.”
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The second charge reads “that on the 20th day of October, 2025, you, Chima Onuchukwu, male adult of Ebonyi State, were arrested by a team of police officers at Gate 8, Aso Villa, FCT Abuja, while carrying placards inscribed ‘Free Nnamdi Kanu’, and inciting disturbance and breach of public peace in disobedience to a court order, denying other citizens freedom of movement and disrupting traffic while chanting war songs and requesting for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, who is undergoing lawful trial at the Federal High Court, in a manner that threatens national security.”
The defendants were brought before the Kuje magistrate court, but their arraignment could not proceed as they requested time to meet with their lawyers.
The magistrate stood the case down but later ordered that the defendants be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre and adjourned the case until October 24 for arraignment.
In a post on X, Ejimakor wrote, “I am safe & sound but still under custody at Kuje prison. The magistrate refused to listen to our submissions.”
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“He insisted on remanding us till Friday and got his way. For context: Keep in mind that they bypassed several Magistrate courts in town and headed to this one in Kuje.”
On Monday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, called for disciplinary action against Ejimakor for professional misconduct.
