Photo caption: IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been transferred from the Department of State Services detention facility in Abuja to a correctional facility in Sokoto, his former lawyer and consultant, Aloy Ejimakor, has disclosed.
In a tweet on Friday, Ejimakor expressed concern over the move, noting that the relocation places Kanu far from his legal team, family, and supporters.
“While urging #Ndigbo to remain calm, I must question the wisdom of sending #MNK to Sokoto prison.
“When Awolowo was convicted in 1963, he was sent to the East, a neutral zone in his feud with the North. Pres. Tinubu can still halt this drift, as I said in this video,” he said.
Kanu was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday by the Federal High Court in Abuja for seven terrorism-related charges, a verdict that IPOB has since rejected as unlawful and politically motivated.
The development has not been independently confirmed by PUNCH Online as of Friday evening.
It would be recalled that before Justice James Omotosho handed down his sentence, the prosecution lead counsel, Gboyegba Awomolo (SAN), demanded death sentence for Kanu and pleaded with the court to keep the IPOB leader in the safest custodial centre, because his safety is very important.
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