The online phase of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow movement has officially commenced, setting the stage for a nationwide march to the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja on October 20, 2025.
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore announced the launch in a post on X (formerly Twitter), urging supporters across the world to take the protest to digital spaces.
According to Sowore, the aim of the campaign is to sustain pressure on the government and keep the demand for justice visible daily until the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is released.
“From today, the internet becomes our rally ground — a united digital front for freedom and conscience,” Sowore declared.
“We are online, we are everywhere, and we are unstoppable.”
The movement is encouraging Nigerians and global supporters to participate by posting, sharing, tweeting, and amplifying the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow message across social media platforms, including X, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
Sowore, who contested under the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general elections, explained that the online campaign will culminate in a physical march to Aso Rock on October 20, where citizens will demand justice and Kanu’s unconditional release.
The campaign has continued to gather nationwide and international support, with many activists and student groups joining the call for Kanu’s freedom.
Earlier, SaharaReporters reported that the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) announced plans to embark on a nationwide protest on the same date, demanding the release of the detained IPOB leader.
In an official statement signed by its National President, Comrade Atiku Isah, and dated October 13, 2025, NANS said the coordinated protest—tagged “Free Mazi Nnamdi Kanu”—will see students from all geopolitical zones converge in Abuja.
“Following the resolution reached at the recent executive meeting of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), the leadership hereby calls on all Nigerian students to participate in the nationwide protest scheduled for Monday, October 20, 2025,” the statement read.
To ensure effective coordination, NANS said students will first assemble at designated convergence points across their zones before proceeding en masse to Abuja.
South West: Ekiti State
South East: Enugu State
South South: Edo State
North East: Bauchi State
North West: Kano State
North Central: Lokoja, Kogi State
The association disclosed that ten buses have been allocated to each zone to facilitate transportation, with logistics and mobilization handled through Students’ Union Government (SUG) Presidents across states and campuses.
The dual efforts of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow movement and NANS mark a growing wave of activism calling for the immediate release of Mazi Nnamdi
Kanu and an end to his prolonged detention.
