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The Digest:

IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu's decade-long legal battle culminates in conviction on seven terrorism counts, revealing how broadcasts and threats translated into criminal charges under Nigerian law.

Key Points:
  1. Count 1: Broadcasting secession plans for South-East/South-South states (2014-2015) - Life imprisonment
  2. Count 2: Falsely labeling President Buhari as "paedophile, terrorist" (April 2015) - 20 years imprisonment
  3. Count 3: Illegally importing a radio transmitter concealed as a household item (2015) - 20 years imprisonment
  4. Count 4: Professing membership in the proscribed IPOB organization (2018-2021) - Life imprisonment
  5. Count 5: Inciting attacks on security personnel and families (April 2021) - Life imprisonment
  6. Count 6: Threatening worldwide violence in "2 weeks" broadcast (May 2021) - Life imprisonment
  7. Count 7: Issuing deadly threats for sit-at-home enforcement (May 2021) - 5 years imprisonment

Sources: Punch