Biafrans Storm Trafalgar Square London, March on 10 Downing Street, Demand Freedom for Nnamdi Kanu and an End to Christian Genocide in Nigeria
Protesters accuse UK and Nigeria of complicity in Kanu’s detention, call Nigeria an “abomination to humanity”
LONDON, UK – OCTOBER 1, 2025
The streets of Central London echoed with chants of freedom on Saturday as Biafrans in the United Kingdom gathered at Trafalgar Square and marched to 10 Downing Street to demand the immediate and unconditional release of the illegally detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
The peaceful demonstration, monitored by The Peoples Chronicles, drew a large turnout of Biafrans and sympathizers carrying placards and flags emblazoned with messages of liberation and justice. Some posters read Free Nnamdi Kanu, Free Biafra, among others.
Protesters accused both the British and Nigerian governments of jointly holding Biafrans hostage, describing the continued detention of Kanu, a British citizen, as a moral stain on the conscience of the United Kingdom.
Addressing the crowd, one of the organizers recalled that the Biafran community had warned former British Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Theresa May that their refusal to act on Kanu’s unlawful detention would mark the beginning of their political decline. “We told them they would leave office in shame if they failed to stand for justice, and they did,” the speaker declared, drawing applause from the crowd.
The protesters urged British citizens to rise and demand accountability from their government, insisting that London cannot preach democracy abroad while turning a blind eye to the plight of one of its own citizens.
“The British government must intervene to secure the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who is being illegally held in Nigeria despite a court of appeal ruling discharging and acquitting him,” a protest leader said.
Another participant condemned the Nigerian government’s double standards, describing it as “an abomination” for engaging in negotiations with terrorists while keeping a legally freed political prisoner in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). “Nigeria is an abomination and an obstacle to human development. Its foundation is faulty and soaked in injustice,” he declared.
Speaking further on the illegality of Kanu’s continued detention, one of the protesters emphasized that under Nigerian law, the prosecution of a person kidnapped by the government is itself an act of terrorism. “Any judge who proceeds with the trial of Nnamdi Kanu despite his extraordinary rendition is, by law, a terrorist,” he said.
The demonstrators called on the international community to take urgent action against what they described as “state terrorism” in Nigeria. “If the world does not rise to stop what is happening in Nigeria now, the day will come when that same terror will be exported to every corner of the globe,” a speaker warned.
They also urged British citizens to engage their Members of Parliament (MPs) and demand to know what the UK government is doing to help secure Kanu’s freedom and support the self-determination rights of the Biafran people. “Ask your MPs, what are they doing for Biafra? What are they doing for Nnamdi Kanu?” a speaker charged.
The organizers vowed to sustain international awareness campaigns until Nnamdi Kanu regains his freedom. Many described the London protest as part of a broader global movement calling for justice, human rights, and the restoration of Biafra’s sovereignty.
