Police to arraign eight arrested 'Free Kanu' protesters - The Nation Newspaper

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : By dawn, combined teams of soldiers, police officers, and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) had mounted barricades on major entry points leading into the Central Business District (CBD), paralysing vehicular movements and leaving thousands of commuters stranded.
51% : In Awka, Anambra State, banks rendered only skeletal services while markets, including the Eke-Awka, did not open A civil servant, who also did not give his name said: "For me, some of my friends and colleagues, instead of sacrificing our lives for anybody, we will resign from the job.
51% : The judge also made an order of abridgement of time "within which the respondents will respond to the application on notice to cause the ex-parte order be set aside yesterday at 9 am." Presidency seeks sanction for Kanu's lawyer over protest Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, called on legal authorities to sanction Ejimakor for what he described as 'unethical conduct.
49% : He insisted that matters of justice are resolved in courtrooms, not through public agitation.
45% : " The Presidential spokesman described the protest as 'shambolic' and said Mr. Ejimakor's action 'questions his adherence to professional ethics,' urging the relevant legal bodies to 'consider appropriate sanctions for the unethical conduct of the bearded lawyer.' Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, cautioned Sowore against using street protests to influence judicial proceedings.
44% : Although no trace of protest was seen, many businesses on major commercial areas such as Carl Street, Ilesha Garage (known for motor and automobile spare parts), NEPA, Arakale, Ondo Road, Oyemekun Road, Adesida Road, and Old Garage - were shut by their operators In contrast, grocery shops and food stuffs markets were open.
44% : The presidential aide said Sowore's 'pastime of PR agitation and courting of public sympathy to interfere with judicial proceedings is outdated and counterproductive in a modern democracy,' stressing that such actions would not be tolerated in any law-abiding society.

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