Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- Aloy Ejimakor, a prominent member of Nnamdi Kanu's legal team, has reported arrest by the Nigerian police just at the start of the protest for the release of the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Abuja on Monday.

In a short post via his X handle at 7.58 a.m. on Monday, Mr Ejimakor, who had been part of the mobilisation for the protest intended to be held in Abuja and other parts of the nation, said he was arrested alongside others.

"We've just been arrested. Myself, Prince Emanuel and others. We are at FCT COMMAND CID. Myself, Fine Boy and others. No 1 Zaria Street, Gariki 2, Abuja," he wrote.

For several weeks, the planned protest has sparked intense public debate and recently led to a la...