Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment instead of death sentence following appeal to tamper justice with mercy.
Justice Omotosho announced the sentencing on Thursday after hour-long judgment where the IPOB leader was convicted on all the counts of terrorism charges by the Department of States Security (DSS), on behalf of the federal government of Nigeria.
According to the judge, the convict is sentenced to life imprisonment for count one, two, four, five and six which carry death penalty.
The court also sentenced him on count three and seven, which according to the judge, will run concurrently.
The judge held that the threats of violence and killings, including the declaration of sit-at-home in the South-Eastern states of the country, in his many broadcasts constitute acts of terrorism.
The court also convicted the IPOB leader on count three that, he (Kanu), on diverse dates between 2018 and 2021, professed himself to be a member of the IPOB, a proscribed organization in Nigeria.
Justice Omotosho announced the sentencing on Thursday after hour-long judgment where the IPOB leader was convicted on all the counts of terrorism charges by the Department of States Security (DSS), on behalf of the federal government of Nigeria.
According to the judge, the convict is sentenced to life imprisonment for count one, two, four, five and six which carry death penalty.
The court also sentenced him on count three and seven, which according to the judge, will run concurrently.
The judge held that the threats of violence and killings, including the declaration of sit-at-home in the South-Eastern states of the country, in his many broadcasts constitute acts of terrorism.
The court also convicted the IPOB leader on count three that, he (Kanu), on diverse dates between 2018 and 2021, professed himself to be a member of the IPOB, a proscribed organization in Nigeria.
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