Police Disperse #ReleaseNnamdiKanuNow Protesters After Regrouping In Abuja

Operatives of Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Monday dispersed protesters demanding the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra , Nnamdi Kanu, at the Utako area of Abuja.
The demonstrators, made up of civil rights activists and members of pro-democracy groups, were part of the #ReleaseNnamdiKanuNow campaign aimed at pressuring the Federal Government to comply with the 2022 Court of Appeal judgment that discharged and acquitted Kanu.
The protesters, who had earlier been forced to flee after police fired tear gas canisters at them around the Maitama area, later regrouped at Utako to continue their demonstration.
However, armed operatives again moved in and dispersed them.
It was gathered that earlier in the day, police had fired multiple rounds of tear gas at protesters and passersby near the Transcorp Hilton and adjoining streets in Maitama.
After regrouping at Utako, it was also gathered that the protesters continued chanting solidarity songs and displaying banners before security agents again used tear gas to scatter them.