The lead Counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Aloy Ejimakor, has described his experience with the Nigeria Police Force following his arrest as traumatic.
News360 Info recalls that the police arrested Ejimakor, Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel, and several protesters during a “Free Nnamdi Kanu” protest in Abuja.
They were arrested alongside the 2023 presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore and arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court in Kuje Area Council.
The court, however, granted them bail in the sum of ₦500,000 each.
Following the perfection of their bail conditions, Ejimakor, Prince Emmanuel, Sowore, and other protesters were released from Kuje Prison on Monday.
Addressing journalists after their release, Ejimakor said: “The experience is traumatic for me and my colleagues, it’s traumatic in the manner of the arrest.
“We were being shoved around, some were beaten and teargas cannisters were deployed directly on us.
“Folks, I’m back to town, re-energised. My gratitude to all that stood by me and my comrades.”
Recall that Ejimakor reportedly collapsed inside Kuje Prison in Abuja.
Ejimakor’s collapse comes just a day after the magistrate in charge of his case refused to sign his bail bond.
The incident occurred after Ejimakor and twelve others, including Nnamdi Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, were arrested by police during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest.
They were allegedly beaten, teargassed, and taken to the State CID before being moved to Kuje Prison on the order of Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’id, who remanded them without the presence of their lawyer.
Reports alleged that Ejimakor became weak and unable to sit or stand on Friday morning.
Nurses at the Kuje Prison clinic are currently attending to him, and there are indications that he may be transferred to a hospital if his condition worsens.
