The Department of State Services (DSS) has transferred the convicted leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to the Nigerian Custodial Centre in Sokoto, in compliance with a Federal High Court judgement delivered in Abuja.
Justice James Omotosho on Thursday convicted Kanu on a seven-count charge of terrorism and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The court also ordered the DSS to move him to any correctional facility in the country, excluding Kuje Prison in Abuja.
A security source confirmed that Kanu’s relocation followed the implementation of the court’s directive. Justice Omotosho had ruled that the prosecution successfully proved that Kanu used acts of terrorism in pushing for the secession of the South-East, South-South, and parts of Benue and Kogi States.
Kanu’s former lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, also confirmed the move in a post on X, expressing concern that the transfer places Kanu far from his lawyers, family, and supporters. He questioned the decision to send the IPOB leader to Sokoto and urged calm among his followers.
Kanu, first arrested in 2015, had faced charges including treasonable felony and terrorism over his leadership of IPOB. After fleeing the country, he was rearrested in 2021 following his extradition from Kenya.
