Aloy Ejimakor, the special counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, reportedly collapsed at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja on Saturday, barely 24 hours after a magistrate refused to sign his bail bond.
Ejimakor, who was said to have regained consciousness later, told sources that he was unable to sit or stand upright, as prison medical staff were attending to him at the facility’s clinic. Reports indicate that his condition is deteriorating and that he may be transferred to a hospital for further treatment.
SaharaReporters gathered that Ejimakor had been arrested on Monday along with 12 others, including Nnamdi Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest. The protesters were allegedly teargassed, beaten, and taken to the Criminal Investigation Department of the State Police Command before being detained overnight at the notorious SARS cell, known as “Abattoir.”
The following day, they were reportedly taken to a Kuje Magistrate Court without legal representation, where Senior Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’id ordered their remand in custody.
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, was also arraigned alongside Ejimakor and others on Friday. Although the magistrate granted them bail, he allegedly left the court without signing the bail documents, effectively keeping the detainees in custody.
As of Saturday, Ejimakor remains under medical supervision at the Kuje Prison clinic. His associates have expressed concern over his rapidly worsening health condition.
