Cynthia Ezegwu
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been moved from the Department of State Services (DSS) detention facility in Abuja to a correctional facility in Sokoto, his former lawyer and consultant, Aloy Ejimakor, revealed on Friday.
Ejimakor expressed concern over the transfer, noting that it distances Kanu from his legal team, family, and supporters. “While urging #Ndigbo to remain calm, I must question the wisdom of sending #MNK to Sokoto prison,” he wrote on social media. He referenced historical precedent, noting that in 1963, Chief Obafemi Awolowo was sent to a neutral zone during his legal troubles, and suggested that President Bola Tinubu could intervene.
Kanu was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday by the Federal High Court in Abuja for seven terrorism-related charges. IPOB has rejected the verdict, describing it as unlawful and politically motivated.
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As of Friday evening, the relocation has not been independently confirmed. Further details are awaited.