The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the Nnamdi Kanu transfer request seeking his move from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to Abuja. The IPOB leader asked to be transferred to Kuje or Nasarawa to support his appeal. Kanu filed the request through the Legal Aid Council. He argued that staying closer to the Federal…
Security has intensified around Sokoto Prison facility three weeks after his transfer. The IPOB leader received a life sentence on November 20 after his conviction on seven terrorism charges. The court approved his relocation due to safety concerns after past prison attacks raised doubts about keeping him in Abuja. Armed officers now monitor movement around…
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…
