Nnamdi Kanu Sentenced To Life In Prison After Conviction On Terrorism Charges

‎‎‎In a landmark ruling, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu to life in prison.
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‎Justice James Omotosho had earlier convicted Kanu on all seven counts of terrorism charges brought against him by the Department of State Services.
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‎In his judgment, the judge held that the prosecution presented sufficient and credible evidence to prove its case.
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‎He noted that Kanu failed to enter a defence, instead choosing to rest his case on the prosecution’s evidence—a gamble the court said left it with no option but to convict.
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‎The judge faulted Kanu’s approach to achieve a Biafra nation by employing violence, as a terrorist group.
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‎With sentencing now being awaited, the lead prosecutor Adegboyega Awomolo has urged the court to hand down a death sentence for the defendant. The Senior Advocate says counts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 provides for the maximum penalty owing to the gravity of the offence.
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‎Awomolo expressed shock that rather than show remorse, the defendant has remained ever so unruly.

Godfrey Eshiomogie