Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has collapsed while in custody at Kuje Prison, Abuja.
Ejimakor, who has been in detention since Monday, was reportedly rushed to the Kuje Medical Centre, where he is currently receiving treatment.
His collapse was confirmed by one of Kanu’s other lawyers, Barrister Maxwell Opara, who said he visited Ejimakor at the prison hospital on Friday.
“I went to see him and he was admitted at the Kuje Medical Centre where they are treating him. I left there a few hours ago,” Opara said.
“The incident happened before I arrived. I got there around 12 noon and started hearing the news. As one of his lawyers, I insisted on seeing him, and the prison officials eventually allowed me to visit him.”
Opara added that before seeing Ejimakor, he also met with activist Omoyele Sowore and others who were at the prison premises.
Ejimakor’s collapse came barely 24 hours after the presiding judge of the Kuje Magistrate Court, Abubakar Umar Sa’id, refused to sign the bail bond for his release.
The lawyer was among 13 people, including Nnamdi Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, who were arrested by the police on Monday during a peaceful protest in Abuja calling for Kanu’s release.
Following their arrest, the group was arraigned before the Magistrate Court in Kuje on charges reportedly related to unlawful assembly and public disturbance.
Ejimakor, a key member of Kanu’s legal team, has been one of the most vocal figures in the campaign for the IPOB leader’s release. He has consistently argued that Kanu’s continued detention violates court orders and constitutional rights.
Meanwhile, concerns have grown among IPOB supporters and human rights activists over the condition of Ejimakor and the others in detention. Some have called for immediate medical attention and respect for their legal rights while in custody.
