Former Senator Shehu Sani has described Nnamdi Kanu’s life sentence as survivable and called for dialogue amid concerns over Kanu’s reported relocation to Sokoto.
According to a report from PUNCH, former Kaduna Central lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has urged dialogue and a peaceful resolution following the life imprisonment sentence handed to Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, on terrorism charges.
In a post on X on Friday, Sani reflected on his own experience under the late Gen. Sani Abacha’s military regime, saying life imprisonment should be seen as “a phase and not the end.” He recounted being convicted and serving in the Aba Correctional Centre between 1995 and 1998, after spending time in Kiri Kiri and Port Harcourt prisons. According to him, inmates and warders treated him well “except for some few tough guys.”
Sani’s remarks come amid renewed attention to Kanu’s detention following reports that he had been moved to a correctional facility in Sokoto, a development yet to be independently confirmed by PUNCH as of Friday evening.
Kanu’s former lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, also expressed concern on X, warning that the relocation places Kanu far from his legal team, family, and supporters. He urged calm while questioning the decision, noting historical contrasts such as Awolowo’s 1963 conviction.
Kanu was sentenced on Thursday by the Federal High Court in Abuja for seven terrorism-related charges, receiving multiple life terms and additional prison sentences without an option of fine.