Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- A magistrate court in Kuje, Abuja, on Tuesday, remanded Indigenous People of Biafra (IOPB) leader Nnamdi Kanu's lawyer and brother alongside 10 others in the custody of Kuje prison for alleged breach of public peace and other charges.

Mr Kanu's lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, announced his remand on X (formerly Twitter) following his arraignment by the police alongside his co-defendants before the court on Tuesday.

"The Magistrate refused to listen to our submissions," Mr Ejimakor wrote on the microblogging site, adding, "He insisted on remanding us till Friday and got his way. For context: Keep in mind that they bypassed several Magistrate courts in town and headed to this one in Kuje."

The magistrate ordered him and others...