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Court refuses Nnamdi Kanu’s ex parte request for transfer from Sokoto prison

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2025

The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an ex parte application filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeking to be moved from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to a custodial facility within Abuja or nearby Nasarawa State. Kanu, represented by

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Just In:Appeal Court Tosses Out Nnamdi Kanu’s Rights Violation Appeal

Daily Dispatch November 28, 2025

….Says Case Now Academic After Terrorism Conviction The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by convicted terrorist and IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, over alleged violation of his fundamental rights while in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). A three-member panel ruled that the suit had no merit […]

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Just In: Kanu moved to Sokoto Correctional Centre after life sentence — Lawyer

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2025

Aloy Ejimakor, legal counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, says the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been transferred to a correctional facility in Sokoto following his conviction and life sentence. Ejimakor disclosed the development on Friday in a post on X, noting that Kanu was moved from the custody of the Department of […]

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Why I did not sentence you to death – Judge explains to Kanu

Daily Dispatch November 20, 2025

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has explained why he declined to impose the death penalty on Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), despite finding him guilty of terrorism charges. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Omotosho said he would have opted for capital punishment but noted that […]

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Breaking: Court sentences IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment

Daily Dispatch November 20, 2025

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has handed a life imprisonment sentence to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The verdict, delivered on Thursday, comes four years after Kanu was arrested in Kenya under disputed circumstances and extradited to Nigeria to face a seven-count terrorism […]

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FG seeks death penalty for Nnamdi Kanu

Daily Dispatch November 20, 2025

A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted Nnamdi Kanu on all seven counts of terrorism charges. Following the conviction, the Federal Government’s counsel formally requested that the court impose the death penalty as the maximum sentence prescribed by the relevant law for some of the offenses.  Key Details This is a developing story, with the final sentence […]