By Barth Ikiebe
Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, says the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader has been transferred to a correctional centre in Sokoto following his life sentence.
“Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has just been moved from DSS Abuja to the correctional facility (prison) in Sokoto; so far away from his lawyers, family, loved ones and wellwishers,” the lawyer wrote on X.
On Thursday, James Omotosho, judge at the federal high court in Abuja, found Kanu guilty of terrorism. The IPOB leader was handed life imprisonment for counts one, four, five and six of the seven-count charge.
The Biafra Radio director also received 20 years and five years’ imprisonment on counts three and seven, respectively. Delivering judgment, Omotosho held that the prosecution had successfully established every allegation.
He said Kanu offered no credible defence and “deliberately refused” to challenge the evidence presented in court.
The judge said the IPOB leader was “a person who cannot be allowed to remain in the company of sane minds”, describing him as an “international terrorist”.
Omotosho said by virtue of Kanu’s behaviour in court, he was not suitable for Kuje prison.
He noted that having exhibited a violent attitude throughout the trial, Kanu must be placed in protective custody in any part of Nigeria.
“I have no hesitation in coming to the conclusion that the convict has the tendency of violence. The tendency of violence has not left him,” Omotosho said.
“It is based on this that he must be kept in a facility that is suitable for his person, as putting him in Kuje Correctional Centre may not be appropriate.”
He said Kanu must not be allowed to use any electronic devices, including phones, and must be under the supervision of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) if he must use any device.
The judge added that the items retrieved from him, such as the transmitter smuggled into the country, are to be forfeited to the federal government.
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