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DeepSight:
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has not issued a total ban on the planned "Free Nnamdi Kanu" protest scheduled for today (Monday, October 20, 2025).
​However, the court did grant an interim order on Friday, October 17, 2025, that restricts the protesters from marching to or assembling near certain key national institutions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), including:
​Aso Rock Villa
​National Assembly
​Force Headquarters
​Court of Appeal
​Eagle Square
​Shehu Shagari Way

​The court granted the order pending the hearing of the motion on notice, which was adjourned to today, October 20, 2025. The ruling essentially affirms the right to protest but limits the demonstration's location.

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That is what you want to read but look further, you will see the actual ruling of the court . Am talking about the one that was not made in an open court

oluwaseyi0:
I'm with you all
Kanu fate should be decided by Eastern governors just as northern governors are deciding on negotiating with bandits

You have said it all, I wonder if NNAMDI KANU is an alien to Nigeria , of course he came from a tribe , his only problem is that he knows every secret of his tribe's polithieveins so they will rather have his mouth in DSS than allowing him have freedom...

oalandAgents2:
It's not the same, the people negotiating with bandits in the North are not Northern governors, but local communities trying to secure peace and end of bandit attacks on their communities.
So there is no comparison with the those in SE advocating for Kanu's freedom.

Then Kanu should be handed over to Eastern local communities

obembet:
Only Sowore and farotimi, no top Easterner influencers join the protest.

Now I understand why Charly boy call westerners coward

.what you posted is given me serious headache.

You said top Easterners didn't participate in the protest, Sowore from West is leading the protest but you still went ahead to say westerners are cowards. i no come understand

Thanks for this information and it should be noted that British pound and equal value to Nigerian version if not less in those days.

nairalanda1:
Good post, however some corrections

1.We were not using the british pound sterling, we were using the NIgerian pound, which is a whole new currency (just as the Australian dollar is not the same as US dollar)

2.The reason for the introduction of Biafran pound was that in early 1968, the Nigerian government changed the color of the Nigerian pound, meaning all pound notes that were not the right colour were rendered worthless. To the point that the BIafran state, and people were affected (for some time Biafra could not do business because it had worthless old Nigerian pound notes), hence the Biafra pound

See How AFP press man was arrested before intervention from French embassy

https://www.facebook.com/reel/740186415707479/


What's the difference between this and military rule?

yarimo:
Immediately sowore saw police men he ran away

My brother, you can only protest when you are alive.....

Technically kudos to Nigeria Security personnel for their professionalism , all nuisances should be packed inside black maria and dealt with

Broveens42:
You are not in Abuja...
The truth is, the whole of central area is blocked, workers going to work were forced to go back home, the whole of wuse is blocked too..

Those coming from nyanya are stranded...

Technically it's becoming a sit at home like south east

BATified2023:
latest update

Sowore don japa when e see teargas

Indomie child... Nigerians wey no dey fear teargas... Liar.

I am the OP and just discovered that the mods have took it upon themselves to hijack my original post and modify by attaching images that I do not approve.
I am not necessarily in support of Kanu's release . The only thing that would make me support his release is if he agrees to end his useless IPOB and agitation for Biafra.
So for clarity I hate MNK, Sowore and Tinubu all of them are enemies of the people. Sowore works tor Tinubu secretly and all 3 are agents of foreign intelligence agencies CIA and MI5.

Another October 20th... If it is the dumb Buhari, he would send police and soldiers to slaughter protesters (out of being insecured that it would turn to anti Buhari protest).

BATified2023:
latest update

Sowore don japa when e see teargas

Yes he is right to run, because he who fights and run away will fight another day, Sowore is a true Hero,he said it,stood for it and have done it, This day and his name have been registered in the history book, what about you and I? The protest has been done,

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oalandAgents2:
Channels tv uploaded video of the moment Sowore ran away after hearing teargas being fired.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swD2l9KDZgQ

Is this not one of "Tinubu's fake Bishops"

We were smoked with Tear Gas behind National Mosque.
Every where dey charged!

Deepspirituals:
Nigeria the Only Country that Calls Peaceful Protest Treason

Uganda nko?

oalandAgents2:
I am the OP and just discovered that the mods have took it upon themselves to hijack my original post and modify by attaching images that I do not approve.
I am not necessarily in support of Kanu's release . The only thing that would make me support his release is if he agrees to end his useless IPOB and agitation for Biafra.
So for clarity I hate MNK, Sowore and Tinubu all of them are enemies of the people. Sowore works tor Tinubu secretly and all 3 are agents of foreign intelligence agencies CIA and MI5.

Evidence of the last line

Sowore already had planB of running away before he even started the protest. He knew he was doing illegal protest since he had been served court order on restriction areas by police earlier. He also knew police are looking for legal means to get him arrested and descend on him angrily. On normal protest, swore would have stood his ground without running away if he knew he was right. But today, he first picked the race and ran away. Sowore brother and KANU lawyer never knew sowore had escape plan B, arrest of KANU brother and KANU lawyer will put KANU in more trouble now. Police purposely went for that key arrest, they will deal with them behind close door that the lawyer will forget "section and sub section"

Sowore already had planB of running away before he even started the protest. He knew he was doing illegal protest since he had been served court order on restriction areas by police earlier. He also knew police are looking for legal means to get him arrested and descend on him angrily.

On normal protest, swore would have stood his ground without running away if he knew he was right. But today, he first picked the race and ran away. Sowore brother and KANU lawyer never knew sowore had escape plan B, arrest of KANU brother and KANU lawyer will put KANU in more trouble now. Police purposely went for that key arrest, they will deal with them behind close door that the lawyer will forget "section and sub section"

sreamsense:
Sowore already had planB of running away before he even started the protest. He knew he was doing illegal protest since he had been served court order on restriction areas by police earlier. He also knew police are looking for legal means to get him arrested and descend on him angrily. On normal protest, swore would have stood his ground without running away if he knew he was right. But today, he first picked the race and ran away. Sowore brother and KANU lawyer never knew sowore had escape plan B, arrest of KANU brother and KANU lawyer will put KANU in more trouble now. Police purposely went for that key arrest, they will deal with them behind close door that the lawyer will forget "section and sub section"

Chai! And Sowore sabi run pass antelope. No be small ting o.

Jakumo:
Chai! And Sowore sabi run pass antelope. No be small ting o.

obembet:
Only Sowore and farotimi, no top Easterner influencers join the protest.

Now I understand why Charly boy call westerners coward

No Farotimi there. That's Alloy Ejimakor

So with that, Sowore's Free Nnamdi Kanu protest has been carried out!

Wispower:
Yes he is right to run, because he who fights and run away will fight another day, Sowore is a true Hero,he said it,stood for it and have done it, This day and his name have been registered in the history book, what about you and I? The protest has been done,

why will I go n protest for a criminal facing his case?

oalandAgents2:
Are you on ground?

I get many meaningful things to do than to go n protest for a criminal

occfx:
As if you don't know the haters of progress. They are very comfortable with the country as soon as you give them laptop or 30k

Let Nnamdi Kanu's people that suffered from his boys like Simon Ekpa and gentle the yahoo come and protest for his release.

dequir:
The tragedy of Biafra is not just what was lost during the war , it’s how generations after still haven’t learned from it.

The 20 pounds story is a perfect example of how misinformation and selective memory have kept us trapped in emotional cycles instead of critical reflection.

During the 1967–1970 Biafran War, Nigeria was still using the British pound sterling as its legal tender.

Most Igbo people had their life savings in that currency.

But when Ojukwu declared the Republic of Biafra in the Eastern region in 1967, he introduced the Biafran pound as the new currency.

That single move meant that to survive under Biafra, people had to exchange their pounds sterling for the new currency.

Markets, trade, everything in the Eastern Region started to run on Biafran pounds , so people complied, believing in the promise of a new nation.

But here’s where it became a trap.

When the war ended and Biafra surrendered, the Nigerian government rejected the Biafran pound completely.

It was declared worthless.

Those who still had Nigerian pounds in their accounts before the war were given a flat compensation of 20 pounds, no matter how much they had originally saved , ₤100, ₤1,000, ₤100,000 , millions, it didn’t matter. Everyone got ₤20.

That policy wiped out entire generations of wealth.

Families that had built legacies through trade and education were left with nothing.

That’s why, to this day, some homes still keep those old Biafran notes , not because they’re worth anything, but as reminders of betrayal, loss, and what blind nationalism cost us.

But instead of learning from that, we’ve allowed history to repeat itself in new disguises.

During Ralph Uwazurike’s MASSOB era, the dream was revived with the same emotional pull , and the same pattern of untruths.

He introduced Biafran passports, Biafran ID cards, Biafran driver’s licenses , license plates none of which were valid anywhere, not even in the Southeast.

People bought into it emotionally and financially.

It was supposed to be a step toward sovereignty, but it turned out to be just another way to collect money from desperate people.

Then came Nnamdi Kanu.

Charismatic, persuasive, emotional and eratic, he knew exactly which wounds to touch.

He built his movement around Biafra pride and collective pain, but in the end, the pattern didn’t change.

Money for “Biafran cenotaphs,” money to “secure Igbo borders,” money to “build radio stations” , all raised with urgency, all swallowed by personal interests.

Nothing tangible came out of it.

Then came Simon Ekpa with his own version , and now others are sprouting, each claiming to be the true heir to Biafra’s liberation. It’s the same script, recycled with new faces.

And that’s the deeper problem: Biafra, as an emotional idea, has weakened us mentally. Made us too sentimental that we suspend reason and common sense.

It has kept us in a perpetual state of grievance without progress constantly looking backward instead of forward.

Instead of studying strategy, governance, and economics, we keep chasing sentiment, conspiracy, and nostalgia.

We’ve built a culture where victimhood feels more comfortable than accountability, and where anyone who challenges the myth is branded a traitor.

But think about it , after all these years, what has changed?

The Southeast is still underdeveloped beneath its potential not because of some curse, but because our leaders , political, religious, and activists have learned how to weap0nize emotion in everything.

They know how to keep people angry, agitated and loyal.

Every time one scam fails, another appears wearing the same flag.

It’s time to wake up. Biafra is no longer a political project; it has become an emotional business.

The same story keeps repeating , Uwazurike cashed out. Kanu cashed out. Ekpa too. And many more in between them. The next person will too.

The only people who keep losing lives, livelihood are ordinary Igbos who genuinely believe that shouting “Biafra now!” online or sending money from abroad will somehow restore their dignity.

True liberation won’t come from flags or slogans.

It will come when we start admitting that we have been bamboozled and start converting economic might into political leverage, when we invest in education, industry, and unity within the Southeast.

When we start producing leaders who think, not just shout.

The first Biafra was built on idealism; this new one is built on manipulation.

And until we learn the difference, history will keep repeating itself only this time, there won’t be any pounds left to lose. We will lose ourselves and everything.

By Chioma Amaryllis Ahaghotu

So deep. But many kids won't understand