Members of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow movement are being advised by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) to refrain from vandalizing crucial national assets and infrastructure (CNAI) in the Federal Capital Territory.
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In response to Omoyele Sowore’s plans to stage a protest on Monday for the release of the self-declared Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, the NSCDC FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, disclosed this in a statement.
Odumosu urged people to “adhere strictly to the provisions of the court order,” whether they were in favor or against the planned rally on Sunday.
In a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, DSC Monica Ojobi, he was quoted as saying, “The corps will not tolerate any form of destruction, vandalism, or theft of public and private facilities in the name of protest.”
Massive deployment
According to him, the Corps has massively deployed officers and men to safeguard all CNAI and ensure residents’ protection before, during, and after the protest.
“We are as always prepared to make sure there are no incidents of property destruction or threats to the stability of the area.”
The deployed officers and men were chosen from specialist units, including Area Commands and Divisions, and were given thorough instruction on the duties and safety measures during the rally, he claimed.
Further, Odumosu added that law enforcement had been instructed not to shoot, harass, or intimidate any law-abiding citizens, but that vandals and criminals trying to hijack the situation would not be tolerated.
He also urged the deployed men to behave morally by carrying out the corps’ duties in a non-kinetic manner.
However, the commandant cautioned those who wanted to hijack or obstruct the planned peaceful protest to abstain.
According to him, anyone found with criminal intent will be detained and dealt with in accordance with current laws.
He urged all law-abiding citizens to carry on their daily lives because deployments have been made to strategically important locations and hot spots to uphold order.
Pro-Nnamdi Kanu Protest
Despite a Federal High Court’s ban on demonstrations near important government locations in Abuja, Sowore had vowed to carry out the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest.
Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB leader, has been in custody since his extradition from Kenya in 2021, and is facing terrorism charges, and the protest is scheduled for Monday, October 20, 2025.
Source: Channels TV
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