Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment.
Kanu was found guilty of the seven count charges brought against him.
The judgement was delivered in Kanu’s absence after the IPOB leader insisted that the judgement would not be delivered in the terrorism charge the Federal Government entered against him.
In the judgment, Justice Omotosho held that Kanu’s numerous broadcasts on Radio Biafra amounted to acts of terrorism, noting that the IPOB leader’s rhetoric promoted violence and instigated attacks on security personnel.
The court ruled that his sit-at-home directive in South-East states also constituted terrorism, as it infringed on citizens’ constitutional right to freedom of movement.
