The Defence Headquarters has dismissed a viral AI-generated video falsely claiming the Chief of Defence Staff ordered compulsory military recruitment for young Nigerians, urging the public to ignore the disinformation.
At the time Kanu committed the offences for which he was tried and convicted, the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act 2013 was still in force.
Uchechi Okwu-Kanu has criticised her husband’s lawyers for failing to inform her about Nnamdi Kanu’s transfer to a Sokoto correctional facility, describing their behaviour as unprofessional.
Peter Obi has described Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s life imprisonment as a leadership failure that risks increasing national tension, calling for dialogue and reconciliation.
FG closes 47 colleges
The Federal Government has closed 47 unity colleges nationwide due to rising security threats and recent mass abductions.
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.
ECOWAS has warned the UN Security Council that terrorism has become an existential threat to West Africa, calling for global support and the accelerated deployment of the ECOWAS Standby Force.
Following the life sentence given to its leader Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB has insisted it remains committed to peaceful self-determination and condemned the terrorism conviction as unjust.
Reports say school children have just been kidnapped at Peter’s Foundation Secondary School in Rukubi, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The number of students taken has not yet been confirmed.