Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- Akure, the Ondo State capital, South-west Nigeria, experienced low commercial and economic activities in major locations on Monday as Igbo traders signalled solidarity with the protest calling for the release of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Shops, particularly those belonging to Igbo people, were largely shut at major commercial centres in the city, including Oyemekun Road, Oba Adesida Road, Arakale Road, NEPA, Old Garage, and Carl Street.

The protest, intended to be held in Abuja and other parts of the country, seeks the release of Mr Kanu, who has been in custody since he was arrested in Kenya and brought back to Nigeria to face terrorism charges over his separatist activi...