UPDATED: Court Sentences Nnamdi Kanu To Life Imprisonment, Says IPOB Leader An ‘International Terrorist’

Oladipupo Olamiposi
@olamiposioladipupo247606
2 months ago

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment for terrorism.

He also sentenced the IPOB leader to 20 years imprisonment on Count Three, and five years imprisonment on Count Seven, with no option of fine.

He said the sentence shall run concurrently.

Justice James Omotosho said he sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment on counts one, four, five, and six, instead of a death sentence.

Delivering judgment, he said “I hereby sentence the convict to life imprisonment for counts one, four, five, and six, instead of death sentence.

“With respect to Count Three, he is hereby sentenced to 20 years imprisonment without no option of fine.

“For Count Seven, he is sentenced to five years imprisonment without no option of fine. To extend the mercy, I hereby order that the sentence shall run concurrently.”

The judge stated that Kanu must be kept in a facility that will be suitable for his custody and should not be allowed close to any digital device, or must be monitored by the office of the National Security Adviser.

He also said that the IPOB leader’s transmitter would be given to the Federal Government.Omotosho convicted Nnamdi Kanu on offences relating to belonging to a proscribed terror group and inciting his followers to violence.

In the judgment, the judge found him guilty of charges levelled against him by the Department of State Services (DSS).

Justice Omotosho held that the prosecution led credible evidence to establish that Kanu belonged to IPOB which had been proscribed and its affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).

The judge also held that the prosecution proved that, by his many broadcasts, he incited his followers to violence, which resulted in the killing of security personnel and the destruction of property, including police stations across the country.

He classified Kanu as an international terrorist due to his intention to bomb the British High Commission and to kill the then British High Commissioner, Catriona Laing.

Justice Omotosho, while convicting him on Count Six, also held that Kanu extended his terrorism act to the United States of America when he ordered that the American embassy be brought down, in a broadcast.

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