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#FreeNnamdiKanuNow: Sowore, Ejimakor, and 11 Others released from Kuje Prison
Publisher and activist Omoyele Sowore, alongside Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, and Emmanuel Kanu, the separatist leader’s younger brother, have regained their freedom after meeting bail conditions set by a Magistrate’s Court in Kuje, Abuja.
Very Nigerian reports that the trio, along with ten other defendants, were released after fulfilling the court’s ₦500,000 bail requirement each, with two sureties in like sum.
The sureties were also required to provide valid identification and a three-year tax clearance certificate.
The group, which includes Joshua Emmanuel, Bishop Wilson Anyalewechi, Okere Kingdom Nnamdi, Clinton Chimeneze, Gabriel Joshua, Isiaka Husseini, Onyekachi Ferdinand, Amadi Prince, Edison Ojisom, and Godswill Obiama, had been arrested for allegedly participating in the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held in Abuja on October 20, 2025.
They were charged with criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, disobedience to lawful order, and public disturbance, allegations the defence described as “baseless and politically motivated.”
According to the prosecution’s amended First Information Report (FIR), the protesters were accused of obstructing movement, disrupting traffic, and chanting “war songs” while demanding Kanu’s release.
The report further claimed that Sowore fled upon sighting security operatives before being apprehended, a claim he has publicly denied.
While Ejimakor, Emmanuel Kanu, and the ten others were arrested during the protest and remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre, Sowore was later picked up on October 23 at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where he had gone to show solidarity with Kanu during his trial.
The court granted bail to all 13 defendants and adjourned the case to December 15, 2025, for hearing.
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