A former lead counsel for Indigenous People of Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has attributed Kanu’s life sentence to strategic missteps by his defence team. Ejiofor led Kanu’s legal team for nearly a decade before stepping down in 2024. He claims that changes in the leadership of the defence team, along with procedural errors,…
After the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment on November 20, 2025, authorities moved him from the Department of State Services (DSS) detention facility in Abuja to the Sokoto Correctional Centre. Consequently, Kanu will now serve his sentence in a more secure…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has given Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), until November 5 to defend himself in his terrorism case. Otherwise, he risks waiving his right to do so. Presiding Judge James Omotosho advised Kanu to seek help from a lawyer experienced in criminal law. He emphasized…
