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The Digest:

The Federal High Court in Abuja has concluded one of Nigeria's most protracted legal battles, sentencing IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment after convicting him on all seven terrorism charges following a trial marked by dramatic courtroom confrontations.

Key Points:
  • Justice James Omotosho sentenced Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment
  • Judgment delivered in Kanu's absence after he was removed for unruly behavior
  • The court found Kanu guilty on all seven terrorism charges against him
  • The judge cited Radio Biafra broadcasts as constituting acts of terrorism
  • Stay-at-home orders were ruled as violating citizens' freedom of movement
  • Kanu was accused of ordering the killings of security personnel through broadcasts
  • The IPOB leader had been on trial since his controversial 2021 extradition from Kenya
As the gavel falls on this decade-long legal saga, the sentence closes one chapter while opening new questions about justice, dissent, and national unity in Africa's most populous nation

Sources: Vanguard