Abuja, Nigeria — October 27, 2025 | Dalena Reporters
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, alongside Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, and twelve other protesters arrested during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow demonstration, have regained their freedom from the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja.
The release followed their successful fulfilment of bail conditions set by the Kuje Magistrate Court, which required each defendant to deposit ₦500,000, provide a verified National Identification Number (NIN), present three-year tax clearance certificates, and surrender all international passports pending trial.
The activists were charged with unlawful assembly and public disturbance after staging a peaceful protest demanding the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, who remains in custody despite several court orders for his release.
Sources within the correctional facility confirmed to Dalena Reporters that the group walked out of the prison gates on Monday evening under tight security supervision. Their legal team described the release as a “victory for civil rights and due process.”
During their detention, reports emerged that Ejimakor suffered health complications and was allegedly denied medical attention and access to counsel. The activists also accused law enforcement officers of excessive force during their arrest, describing the police crackdown as a deliberate attempt to silence dissent.
In a disturbing twist, an awaiting-trial inmate, identified as Dung Bulus Pam, reportedly died overnight in the same correctional facility. Multiple accounts linked his detention to Police Prosecutor Musa Adama, the same officer handling the protesters’ case. Rights groups are now calling for an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding Pam’s death.
Civil society organizations and pro-democracy campaigners have renewed their condemnation of what they describe as the Nigerian government’s pattern of “criminalizing peaceful assembly.” They urged the judiciary to uphold constitutional protections for citizens exercising their right to protest.
Meanwhile, Sowore vowed to continue mobilizing for Nnamdi Kanu’s freedom, stressing that “no amount of intimidation or incarceration can extinguish the demand for justice and freedom in Nigeria.”
The court has adjourned the case to a later date for further hearing.