The U.S. Embassy in Abuja has issued a safety advisory to Americans in Nigeria forward of a scheduled protest titled “Free Nnamdi Kanu Now,” set to happen on Monday, October 20, 2025, within the nation’s capital.
The Embassy within the alert issued on Friday suggested Americans to keep away from Eagle Square, the Central Enterprise District, and different protest-prone areas.
In response to the Embassy, motion all through Abuja ought to be minimized on the day of the protest.
Moreover, the Embassy recommends that kids stay house from faculty and that home workers commuting from outdoors Abuja chorus from touring into the town.
“There could also be roadblocks, site visitors congestion, and confrontations between police and protestors that might flip violent round Eagle Square and the Central Enterprise District,” the Embassy warned.
To make sure private security, the Embassy urges residents to “keep away from protest areas and enormous crowds, train warning if unexpectedly close to demonstrations, monitor native media for real-time updates, and keep conscious of your environment and keep a low profile”.
Earlier this month, human rights activist and Sahara Reporters writer, Omoyele Sowore, had introduced his intention to guide the October 20 protest, urging Nigerians to hitch the motion. Utilizing the hashtag #FreeNnamdiKanuNow, he has visited a number of neighborhoods in Abuja to rally assist.
Sowore has since launched a nationwide mobilization marketing campaign in assist of the protest. The demonstration goals to demand the discharge of Nnamdi Kanu, chief of the outlawed Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB), who stays in detention.
Kanu has been held since June 2021, following his controversial repatriation from Kenya. He’s at present going through terrorism-related costs on the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja.
In June, america Embassy in Nigeria issued the same safety advisory to Americans in Abuja, warning them to keep away from Nigerian army bases and authorities services resulting from heightened world safety issues.
Within the discover titled Emergency Info for American Residents, the Embassy suggested US nationals to avoid all Nigerian army and authorities installations within the capital, citing elevated dangers. It additionally confirmed that each one US Embassy staff and their members of the family are actually prohibited from partaking in non-official journey to such areas.
