Police personnel on Monday shot tear gas canisters at protestors, including human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, who had assembled in Abuja to demand the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the arrested leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.
The #ReleaseNnamdiKanuNow demonstration was supposed to begin at the Transcorp Hilton and spread around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), but it was cut short when police officers arrived early and fired multiple rounds of tear gas to disperse activists and passersby.
Even before a significant crowd of protesters arrived, the operatives who had blocked off the hotel and surrounding streets began firing tear gas.
This morning, our correspondent saw a visibly tightened atmosphere around the city.
Soldiers, police officers, and Department of State Services agents were deployed to strategic places such as the Three Arms Zone, Eagle Square, Federal Secretariat, Unity Fountain, and routes leading to Aso Rock.
