Human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, on Thursday met with the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, News360 Nigeria reports.
Sowore shared a video of the encounter on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, capturing the moment he warmly embraced and exchanged greetings with Kanu within the court premises.
“Finally, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and I met at the Federal High Court today. The man is powerful and unrelenting. We greeted and hugged, and the bond is strong! #FreeNnamdiKanuNow,” Sowore wrote in the post accompanying the clip.
The meeting came days after Sowore led a peaceful protest in Abuja demanding Kanu’s unconditional release. The protest, which included Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, and his brother, Prince Emmanuel, was forcefully dispersed by the police. Ejimakor, Emmanuel, and several others were arrested and later arraigned before a magistrate court in Kuje, where they were remanded in prison custody.
Meanwhile, Kanu has opted to personally conduct his defence in his ongoing terrorism trial before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court. This decision follows the withdrawal of his lead counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), from the case.
The IPOB leader has been in detention since 2021, following his controversial rearrest in Kenya and subsequent extradition to Nigeria.
