Overview
- Officers blocked major roads and deployed water cannons and electric barriers in central Abuja, causing traffic disruptions.
- Arrest counts differed, with the Associated Press citing dozens detained and organizer Omoyele Sowore reporting at least 13 including relatives and lawyers.
- An AFP journalist was briefly detained and later released, and the agency said his equipment was destroyed and no protesters were present at the arrest site.
- Witnesses and journalists reported pockets of clashes during the dispersal and said they heard gunshots in the capital.
- Nnamdi Kanu remains in custody on terrorism-related charges after a 2022 discharge was overturned, and a court recently ordered him to face trial.