The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment over terrorism offences.
The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, delivered the judgement on Thursday, November 20, 2025, four years after Kanu was arrested in Kenya and brought back to Nigeria.
Justice Omotosho said he sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment for counts one, four, five, and six, instead of a death sentence.
The judge also sentenced the IPOB leader to 20 years imprisonment and five years imprisonment on count seven, with no option of fine.
Justice Omotosho said: “I hereby sentence the convict to life imprisonment for counts one, four, five, and six, instead of death sentence.
“With respect to count three, he is hereby sentenced to 20 years imprisonment without no option of fine.
“For count seven, he is sentenced to five years imprisonment without no option of fine.
“To extend the mercy, I hereby order that the sentence shall run concurrently.”
