Ahead of October 20, 2025 protest for the release of detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, the Movement for the Actualization Of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB and Biafra Independence Movement, BIM has said that no amount of threat can deter them from the planned protest.
The group made this known in a chat with our reporter in Enugu, stressing that all is now set for the planned nationwide protest.
The national Director for Transport of the group, Mr. Fidelis Kenneth told WITHIN NIGERIA that , “the call for mass protest for unconditional release of our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has become necessary so as to show the federal government of Nigeria that we are not happy the way they are treating our innocent leader.
“Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been in detention for over four years despite the fact that the highest court in Nigeria gave the judgment that he is innocent of the charges against him.”
Mr. Kenneth urged all the youths, well-meaning Nigerians to come out en masse on October 20 to demand the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu who has been for close to half a decade.
Recall that on June 27, 2021, the federal government of Nigeria arrested the secessionist leader in Kenya. He was later charged to court over terrorism charges. After much legal battles, he was found not guilty of all the charges against him and subsequently discharged and acquitted.
Few days ago, human rights activist and former presidential candidate, African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore slated October 20 as the date for a protest march to demand the unconditional release of the leader of the proscribed IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
Sowore made this known on his X handle on Thursday where he wrote that“historic” march to the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja, while assuring that it would be conducted peacefully and legally to demand the release of the IPOB leader.
According to him “We now have a date for the historic #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest march to the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja. It is October 20 at 7 am.”
Few days later, Sowore urged all South-East governors, lawmakers, traditional rulers, and religious leaders to join the demonstration.
“No more empty noise. Let @CCSoludo, @SenatorAbaribe, @alexottiofr, @PeterObi, and all others who claim to care step up and join us in person.
“Every governor, senator, member of the House, traditional ruler, priest, eze, Igbo person, and every Nigerian who believes in Kanu’s freedom should come out and do more than talk,” he added.
He also emphasised that he had reached out to other prominent Igbo leaders, including Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo; Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe; Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti; and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to join the protest.
“I have tried reaching out personally to Dr. @alexottiofr, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo @CCSoludo, and Mr @PeterObi (through his team) today. Alex Otti and Soludo neither took my calls nor responded to my messages. They promised to tell Mr. @PeterObi about our plans, although he is currently travelling. I also reached out to Alhaji @AtikuAbubakar through his team, while Senator @SenatorAbaribe said he would return my call. I spoke with Obinna Agwuocha of the House of Representatives. He was receptive and encouraging.
“The Abia State House of Assembly members informed me that they plan to travel to London next week and then return directly to Abuja for further action. They mentioned they intend to visit the Attorney General of the Federation first to lodge a complaint; they didn’t anticipate a “placard” protest. I told them, that’s fine; what matters most is that we agree on a unified date for action.
“This is not the time for hesitation. If we genuinely believe that @MaziNnamdiKanu deserves freedom, then every leader of conscience must act, now, not later,” Sowore reiterated.
In October 2022, the Court of Appeal discharged and acquitted him of all charges, ruling that his extradition to Nigeria violated international laws.