Why Justice Omotosho tried, convicted Nnamdi Kanu under a law ‘that no longer exists’
At the time Kanu committed the offences for which he was tried and convicted, the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act 2013 was still in force.
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.
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.
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.
The federal government tendered 34 exhibits, including Nnamdi Kanu’s underwear and fragrances; however, the evidence upon which the judge heavily relied were the ‘doctored’ clips. Our strategy was to reserve our objections until our final written address.
Maxwell Opara, Lawyer
Backlash grows over alleged injustice against Nnamdi Kanu
Don’t cry for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Cry for those who, from East to West, North to South, conspired to betray the cause of justice. Cry for those who celebrate injustice, thinking it strengthens their hand. We have been here before, and history teaches that they have never won in the end.
The US House Subcommittee on Africa reviewed Nigeria’s redesignation as a Country of Particular Concern due to escalating attacks on Christians.
An activist has alleged that the verdict in Nnamdi Kanu’s trial was politically predetermined by the Tinubu administration, citing a public warning issued earlier in November.