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September 24, 2016

IPOB members protest in Abidjan

IPOB members protest in Abidjan

Demonstrators from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group wave flags and hold a sign reading “Freedom for Biafra” during a protest calling for the release of pro-Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu, on September 23, 2016, in the Abidjan suburb of Treichville. Near one hundred Biafran Nigerians protested on September 23 in Abidjan, calling for the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, according to an AFP .

Members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during a protest on Friday in Abidjan suburb of Treichville.

According to reports about one hundred Biafran Nigerians stromed the streets in Abidjan calling for the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, according to AFP.

Demonstrators from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group wave flags and hold a sign reading "Freedom for Biafra" during a protest calling for the release of pro-Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu, on September 23, 2016, in the Abidjan suburb of Treichville.  Near one hundred Biafran Nigerians protested on September 23 in Abidjan, calling for the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, according to an AFP .

Demonstrators from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group wave flags and hold a sign reading “Freedom for Biafra” during a protest calling for the release of pro-Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu, on September 23, 2016, in the Abidjan.

Demonstrators from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) hold a sign reading "Buhari, free Nnamdi Kanu from prison" during a protest calling for the release of pro-Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu, on September 23, 2016, in the Abidjan suburb of Treichville. Near one hundred Biafran Nigerians protested on September 23 in Abidjan, calling for the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, according to AFP

Demonstrators from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) hold a sign reading “Buhari, free Nnamdi Kanu from prison” during a protest calling in the Abidjan suburb of Treichville.

Demonstrators wave flags and hold a sign reading "The United Nations grants our independence" during a protest calling for the release of pro-Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu, on September 23, 2016, in the Abidjan suburb of Treichville. Near one hundred Biafran Nigerians protested on September 23 in Abidjan, calling for the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, according to an AFP .

Demonstrators wave flags and hold a sign reading “The United Nations grants our independence” during the  protest.

Demonstrators wave flags and hold a sign reading "Freedom for Biafra" during a protest calling for the release of pro-Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu, on September 23, 2016, in the Abidjan suburb of Treichville. Near one hundred Biafran Nigerians protested on September 23 in Abidjan, calling for the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, according to an AFP photographer.

Demonstrators wave flags and hold a sign reading “Freedom for Biafra” during the protest.