Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has confirmed that he remains in custody at the Kuje Prison, a day after his arrest during the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest in Abuja.
Ejimakor via a post on his 𝕏 handle on Tuesday,assured supporters of his safety but expressed concern over the handling of his case.
“I am safe and sound but still under custody at Kuje prison. The Magistrate refused to listen to our submissions. He insisted on remanding us till Friday and got his way,” he wrote.
The human rights lawyer also claims that the authorities deliberately chose a particular court in Kuje to arraign him instead of other magistrates courts within Abuja.
“For context: Keep in mind that they bypassed several Magistrate courts in town and headed to this one in Kuje,” Ejimakor stated.
Recall a magistrate court sitting in Kuje, FCT Abuja,remanded the brother of Nnamdi Kanu, Prince Emmanuel Kanu and his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, in Kuje prison.
The remand followed their participation in the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest on Monday in Abuja.
Nnamdi Kanu’s younger brother, Kanuta Kanu, disclosed this in a post on X, shortly after the court session on Tuesday.
“The magistrate seating in Kuje remanded Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, the lead counsel in Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s case and Prince Emmanuel Kanu, his youngest brother. This is a conspiracy from the executive, legislature and judiciary to frustrate Kanu’s trial on Thursday,” Kanuta Kanu posted on X.
Earlier, the Nigeria Police arraigned Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor and his brother Prince Emmanuel Kanu and 10 others following the protest in Abuja on Monday.
The court document to this effect was shared by former National Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Nigeria, HRCN, Prof Chidi Odinkalu, via X on Tuesday.
The police charged them for inciting disturbance and breach of public peace in disobedience to a court order.
According to the document, the suspects were accused of denying other citizens the freedom of movement, disrupting free flow of traffic while chanting war songs and requesting for the release of Nnamdi Kanu.
