The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu’s brother-Prince Emmanuel Kanu, lawyer- Aloy Ejimakor and six others during the Free Nnamdi Kanu protest in Abuja on Monday,October 20,2025,saying the suspects would be charged to court within 24 hours.
The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO),Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP),Benjamin Hundeyin who confirmed the arrest while appearing as a guest on Channel’s TV Programme-Politics Today on the evening of the protest,said they were arrested because they insisted on entering areas restricted during the protest.
Hundeyin disclosed that all persons arrested during the protest would be charged to court within 24 hours after investigation.
He said: “We arrested Nnamdi Kanu’s brother, his lawyer, because they insisted on making way to the restricted areas. And not just two of them, six others were also arrested around TRANSCORP, and for this same reason. So we arrested a total of eight of them. They are currently at the state CID, and once we conclude our investigation, just like we said in our statement, that anybody who violated that court order would be arrested, diligently investigated and prosecuted, once we conclude that, which we should tonight, then they’ll be prosecuted immediately. In less than 24 hours, they will be facing the court.”
