Sowore Joins Aba Protest as Supporters Demand Release of Nnamdi Kanu

Sowore Joins Aba Protest as Supporters Demand Release of Nnamdi Kanu

Human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, on Thursday joined demonstrators in Aba, Abia State, as supporters intensified calls for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), marched alongside hundreds of residents and activists through major streets of Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State, during a protest organised by pro-Biafra supporters and civil rights groups.

Videos circulating online showed the activist walking among the crowd while demonstrators chanted solidarity songs and demanded the immediate freedom of the IPOB leader.

The protesters repeatedly chanted slogans such as “Holy, Holy, Holy, Nnamdi Kanu is another saviour” and “Free Nnamdi Kanu,” while marching through several parts of the city.

Many participants carried large banners and placards displaying Kanu’s image alongside inscriptions including “Freedom for Nnamdi Kanu” and “Justice for Nnamdi Kanu.”

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Organisers described the demonstration as part of a broader campaign by supporters seeking the freedom of the detained separatist leader. Activists said the protest formed part of a mass mobilisation tagged the “One Million March” aimed at drawing national attention to the continued detention of the IPOB leader.

During the protest, Sowore reportedly addressed supporters, insisting that Kanu should be released and allowed to reunite with his family and followers.

The IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was brought back to Nigeria in June 2021 after he was arrested in Kenya and transferred to Nigerian authorities.

After years of legal proceedings, he was convicted on November 20, 2025, by a Federal High Court in Abuja over terrorism-related charges, including treasonable felony and incitement through broadcast messages.

Delivering the judgment, Justice James Omotosho ordered that Kanu be transferred from Abuja to a correctional facility in Sokoto to serve multiple concurrent life sentences.

Despite the conviction, calls for Kanu’s release have continued from supporters, activists and several organisations who insist that the circumstances surrounding his arrest, trial and sentencing remain controversial.

Critics of the process argue that the case against the IPOB leader is politically motivated and have urged the Federal Government to consider a political solution to address the tensions linked to Biafra agitation in Nigeria’s South-East.

Supporters have also organised several demonstrations across parts of the country and in diaspora communities demanding what they describe as justice for the detained separatist leader.

The latest protest in Aba, Abia State, highlights the continued agitation by pro-Biafra supporters and activists pressing for Nnamdi Kanu’s freedom despite his conviction.

Sowore Joins Aba Protest as Supporters Demand Release of Nnamdi Kanu