Security forces in Abuja on Monday fired gunshots and tear gas to disperse protesters demanding the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The protest, held under the hashtag #ReleaseNnamdiKanuNow, coincided with the fifth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests against police brutality. Demonstrators had gathered at Transcorp Hilton and other locations in the Federal Capital Territory before security operatives intervened.
Police officers were seen firing tear gas canisters into the crowd to scatter protesters and bystanders. Witnesses said several people were arrested across multiple locations in Abuja.
Among those arrested were Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, his brother, and several journalists covering the demonstration.
An AFP camera was destroyed during the chaos, and two of the international media organisation’s journalists, American reporter Nicholas Roll and John Okunyomi were reportedly harassed and detained before being released.
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<h2>Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has asked President <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/bola-tinubu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bola Tinubu</a> to sack the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu and her counterpart, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, of the Interior Ministry.</h2>
<p><strong>Naija News</strong> reports that the Ohanaeze Youths National President, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, made this known on Wednesday during a press briefing in Enugu, stressing that the sacking of the two ministers will send a clear signal to other Tinubu's aides and heads of government agencies.</p>
<p>It could be recalled that<a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/01/08/breaking-tinubu-suspends-minister-of-humanitarian-affairs-betta-edu/"> Tinubu suspended Edu earlier in the month</a> after a memo surfaced wherein she asked Oluwatoyin Madein, accountant-general of the federation, to transfer N585 million to a private account.</p>
<p>Similarly, the<a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/01/16/alleged-fraud-why-olubunmi-tunji-ojo-did-not-appear-before-ccb-today/"> interior minister is under scrutiny over allegations that his company</a>, New Planet Project, got paid hundreds of millions of Naira as consultancy fees for some work done for the scandal-ridden Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.</p>
<p>Speaking at the press briefing, Okwu said President Tinubu's promise to fight corruption in the country must be demonstrated through the immediate sack of Edu and Tunji-Ojo.</p>
<p>He said, <em>"we are alarmed, like many other Nigerians, over the level of rot in the Humanitarian Ministry ever since it was established. It is clear that it was set up simply as a drain pipe.</em></p>
<p><em>"The Nigerian youths are appalled that while they languish in unemployment and abject poverty, a few individuals are living large with our common patrimony.</em></p>
<p><em>"Mr President, during his visit to Imo State on Monday re-echoed his determination to fight corruption. He identified this as one of the major reasons he removed fuel subsidy.</em></p>
<p><em>"While we hail his promise, we believe that he should convince Nigerians that there are no sacred cows by outrightly sacking the Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Beta Edu and the Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.</em></p>
<p><em>"Even though Tunji-Ojo is one of the best hands in this administration with the reformations he has carried out in the passport process, we cannot but say that the payment of millions of Naira to a company he has interest in is a great dent to his reputation.</em></p>
<p><em>"We, therefore, urge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to wield the big stick by sacking the two ministers.</em></p>
<p><em>"This will send a clear signal to other of his aides and head of government agencies and MDAs."</em></p>
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